{"id":30552,"date":"2026-08-14T18:37:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/14\/cambodia-moves-into-the-next-tier-of-global-apparel-sourcing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T18:37:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:37:06","slug":"cambodia-moves-into-the-next-tier-of-global-apparel-sourcing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/14\/cambodia-moves-into-the-next-tier-of-global-apparel-sourcing\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia moves into the next tier of global apparel sourcing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.fibre2fashion.com\/Newsresource\/images\/312\/chatgpt-image-aug-14-14_324256.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p style=\"font-family:'Aptos Narrow','Aptos',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt\">\t<span><em><strong>Chart <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>:<\/strong> US apparel and footwear imports from Cambodia (red), Vietnam (navy) and India (grey dashed), monthly, January <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>\u2013May <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>. The middle strip shows the January-May year-on-year change. Cambodia<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>;s gains against India<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>;s contraction are the clearest signal in this comparison set in a decade.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:'Aptos Narrow','Aptos',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt\">\t<span><em><strong>Source:<\/strong> TexPro (Fibre<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>Fashion)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>\t<strong>Cost and supply chain: A competitive, predictable cost position<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Cambodia<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>;s cost position is competitive and, more importantly, predictable. The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training set the <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> minimum wage for garment, footwear and travel-goods workers at $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per month, effective January <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>, <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>. That is broadly in line with Vietnam<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>;s Region, minimum wage of about $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per month under Decree <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>\/<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>. Bangladesh<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>;s ready-made garment wage floor remains lower at BDT <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>,<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> (~$<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>) per month. Cambodia<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>;s advantage is therefore not the base wage alone. It also includes a lighter employer social burden, a dollarised economy and stable tripartite wage-setting.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n        <ph name=\"Courtsey\"\/>&#13;\n    <\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibre2fashion.com\/news\/apparel-news\/cambodia-moves-into-the-next-tier-of-global-apparel-sourcing-312679-newsdetails.htm\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chart *: US apparel and footwear imports from Cambodia (red), Vietnam (navy) and India (grey dashed), monthly, January ****\u2013May ****. The middle strip shows the January-May year-on-year change. Cambodia**;s gains against India**;s contraction are the clearest signal in this comparison set in a decade. 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