Better Factories Cambodia

Better Factories Cambodia combines labor monitoring and training to apparel factories. By monitoring export apparel factories' compliance with international labor standards, the program informs major brands and buyers of labor conditions in each factory. Brands want to work with factories that will protect their reputation, so the program becomes a “race to the top” for increasing conditions, productivity and provide good jobs.  The program also educates workers and managers on labor rights and responsibilities, and provides a space for factory level dialogue between management and workers. Particularly in its gender strategy, the objective is to increase gender equality and empowerment of women and girls through systematic mainstreaming of gender throughout BFC’s core services and other initiatives. In parallel, BFC will continue working with unions to build capacity of female union representatives to support their voice and representation.