Kong Sang has been elected as the new president of Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) elected its new president. He replaced Van Sou Ieng at the association’s recent Annual General Meeting. The meeting was presided by Ith Samheng, Labor Minister, who said, textiles, garments, footwear, bags and travel products are set to be the future growth sectors as they grew by an average annual growth rate of about 10 per cent for the last 10 years.
He said although a slight decline was seen in 2020, good recovery was made last year with exports in the first 10 months increasing significantly with garment exports amounting to $6,538 million, an increase of 6 per cent over previous year. He added footwear exports increased 20 per cent last year to $1.113 million compared to 2020 while exports of travel products also rose 49 per cent to $1.179 million.
GMAC works closely with the Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Commerce, relevant ministries, institutions, international labour organisations, unions and social partners to contribute significantly towards the socio-economic development of Cambodia, Samheng added.
