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Cambodia rebukes "labor abuse" report

Xinhua, March 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

Cambodia has rejected a U.S.- based Human Rights Watch's "labor abuse" report, saying the report is groundless, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Labor late on Friday.

"Currently, Cambodia has been closely cooperating with the International Labor Organization's Better Factories Cambodia to inspect and assess labor conditions in addition to the ministry's existing inspection mechanism on labor conditions, safety and hygiene," said the statement.

"The international community, buyers, and International Labor Organization have supported and recognized that labor conditions in Cambodia have improved in line with international standards," it said.

The statement said last year, the ministry's working groups inspected more than 900 factories for 7,191 times and had fined 128 factories for violating labor law."

"Therefore, the report of this organization is unacceptable," it said.

The rejection came after the Human Rights Watch issued a 140- page report on Thursday, claiming that systemic labor violations, union busting and corruption are the norm in Cambodia's 5.75 billion U.S. dollars garment sector. Endi