Better Factories targets fresh five-year deal

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Cambodia reviews labour compliance progress under its long-running Better Factories programme as signatories eye a new mandate 

Cambodian textile worker in a sewing factory
The Better Factories programme has been running since 2001.

PHNOM PENH – Cambodia is plotting the next phase of its flagship garment labour programme after stakeholders met to review progress under the Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) initiative – with a new International Labour Organisation (ILO)-backed mandate for now firmly in view.

The programme has long been regarded as a pillar of Cambodia’s garment sector compliance architecture, but it has not been without controversy. A 2024 investigation cited by Ecotextile News raised concerns that BFC’s watchdog function was under strain, amid questions ...

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