< p > despite the criticism of safety, frequent industrial violence and the rise of minimum wage, Kampuchea's "a target=" _blank "href=" //www.pmae.cn/ "clothing" /a "sector is still thriving, according to government data.

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< p > a report issued by Kampuchea news agency news special line said that in the first half of this year, the export of "a target=" _blank "href=" //www.pmae.cn/ "textile" /a "and clothing accounted for almost 1/3 of the total export volume of the country.

Textiles and clothing show Kampuchea's vast majority of the world's economic output.

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< p > Kampuchea news agency quoted the Ministry of Commerce statistics as saying that in the first half of this year, exports of clothing and textiles reached US $1 billion 558 million, up 32% over the same period last year.

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< p > data show that the EU gives preferential treatment to Kampuchea in terms of any goods other than weapons. The European Union is catching up with the United States. The United States is the largest importer of Kampuchea clothing.

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In the first 6 months of this year, Kampuchea exported $532 million worth of clothing to the European Union, up 45% from the same period last year.

Exports to the United States increased by 17% over the same period last year, to $660 million.

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KongPutheara, director of the Statistics Department of the Ministry of Commerce of Kampuchea, said that although he could not confirm the export data of the first 6 months announced by the Kampuchea news agency, the export temperature to the US and Europe increased.

The growth of clothing exports is the growth of external orders, as the international market begins to grow and the incomes of western countries increase.

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SreyChanthy, interim chairman of the Kampuchea Economic Association, said that the regional environment is a national interest for Kampuchea as a garment producer. P

In April, concerns about safety caused by the collapse of the Bangladesh factory building led to the abolition of favorable trade terms in Bangladesh last month, which could make Kampuchea a more attractive destination for manufacturing investment.

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< p > in May, two factories that supplied products to international brands collapsed in Kampuchea.

These events have raised concerns about the safety of textile and garment sectors and concerned about the effectiveness of the ILO monitoring program.

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