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Garment Manufacturers Asssocaition in Cambodia
Address : Nr.175, Jawaharlal Nehru Blvd., (Street 215) SK Phsar Dem Kor, KH Tuol Kork
City : Phnom Penh
State : Phnom Penh
Zip : 12159
Country : Cambodia
Phone : +855-23-301180
Fax : +855-23-882860
Website : http://www.gmac-cambodia.org
Contact Person : The Secretary
Association Information
Association Activity : The Development of the Apparel Industry in Cambodia

After the reestablishment of the Kingdom of Cambodia in 1993, the first foreign investors to venture into this country are the garment manufacturers. There was no looking back since then. With the granting of MFN/GSP trade privileges to Cambodia in 1996 by both the USA and EU, the garment industry has maintained its pre-eminent position in the industrial landscape of Cambodia. Even the imposition of garment quotas by the USA in 1999 did not hamper this meteoric rise. In retrospect, the quota issue spurred on more investments into the sector as the quotas imposed upon Cambodia by the USA were, on a per capita basis, the most generous among all countries subjected to this unilateral quantitative restraint regime due to Cambodia's commitment to uphold fundamental labor standards

A special condition imposed by the US on Cambodia in return for obtaining generous garment quotas on a yearly basis was the bench marking of the improvements attained by the Cambodian garment sector in complying with cardinal ILO conventions. Mostly funded by the US Department of Labor, this unique experiment was overseen by a Chief Technical Advisor seconded from the International Labor Organization (ILO). As a contributor, GMAC has 3 representatives sitting on its 9-member Project Advisory Committee. This ILO project has since the beginning of 2006 evolved into the Better Factories Cambodia monitoring program.

In mid 1996, most of the garment investors, coming from such a diverse background as China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia & Singapore, decided to form an ad hoc unit to represent them as a group instead of being singled out individually when dealing with officials from the Ministry of Commerce (MoC), which has been charged by the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) to oversee the export of garments and the issuance of Certificates of Origin. In that same year, the RGC (MoC) working together with GMAC, were instrumental in the successful lobbying effort to persuade the US to grant Cambodia its Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status, in order that normal tariff applies to Cambodian garments imported into the USA. Thus began a journey of symbiotic cooperation between the garment manufacturers and the RGC that has stood the test of time until today.

In 1999 GMAC was officially registered with the Ministry of Social Affairs, Labor, Veteran & Youth Affairs as a employers' organization in compliance with the Cambodian Labor Law 1997. Later on, it was incorporated as an association with the Ministry of Commerce.

GMAC performs many roles. At the outset, it was a pressure group, making representations to MOC on issues that affect the general interests of its members. Later on, when external developments posed a threat to the well-being and survival of the Cambodian garment industry, GMAC was at the forefront lobbying the RGC to improve it trade facilitation efficiency and reducing fees and levies to keep the industry competitive.
 
Readymade Garments Associations in World
The Apparel Exporters Association 200 Gfp, Echelon Square, Sri Lanka
All India Garment Exporters And Manufacturers Association, Mumbai, India
American Apparel And Footwear Association (AAFA), Arlington, U.S.A.
Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), Gurgaon, India
Apparel Exporters Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Apparel Exporters Association (AEA), Colombo, Sri Lanka
Apparel Search Company (ASC), Franklin Lakes, U.S.A.
Assn. For Nepal Readymade Garment, Kathmandu, Nepal
Association Of Apparel Manufacturers - Cologne (AAMC), Delray Beach, U.S.A.
Association Of Suppliers To The British Clothing Industry (ASBCI), Halifax, U.K.
Atlantic Apparel Contractors? Association, Inc (AACA), Ithaca, U.S.A.
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers And Exporters Association (BGMEA), Kawran Bazar, Bangladesh
Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers And Exporters Association (BGMEA), Kawran Bazar, Bangladesh
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers And Exporters Association (BKMEA), Dhaka, Bangladesh
British Knitting & Clothing Export Council (BKCEC), London, U.K.
China National Garment Association (CNGA), China
Chinese Bay Area Apparel Association (CBAAA), West Hollywood, U.S.A.
Clothing Mfrs. Association Of India, Mumbai, India
Consortium Hungarian Apparel Manufacturers Association (HAMA), Gdynia, U.S.A.
European Textile And Apparel Organization (ETAO), Brussels, Belgium
Fashion Design Council Of India (FDCI), Gurgaon, India
Federation Of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), New Delhi, India
Garment Association - Nepal (GAN), New Baneshwor, Nepal
Garment Association Nepal (GAN), New Baneshwor, Nepal
Garment Contractors Association (GCA), Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Garment Contractors Association Of Southern California (GCASC), Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Garment Exporters Association Of Rajasthan (GEAR), Jaipur, India
Garment-contracting Association (GCA), Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Hong Kong Garment Manufacturers Association Limited, Wanchai, Hongkong
Hong Kong Intimate Apparel Industries Association (HKIAIA), Kwai Chung, Hongkong
International Apparel Federation, Ak Zeist, Netherlands
International Apparel Federation (IAF), Zeist, Netherlands
International Association Of Clothing Designers And Executives (IACDE), Oklahoma City, U.S.A.
International Textile, Garment And Leather Workers Federation (ITGLWE), Brussels, Belgium
Japan Inds. Assn. Of Radiological Appr., Tokyo, Japan
Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF), Colombo, Sri Lanka
Korean Apparel Industry Association, Seoul, South Korea
Michigan Women's & Children's Apparel Association (MWCAA), Michigan, U.S.A.
Pacific Northwest Apparel Association (PNAA), Washington, U.S.A.
Pakistan Leather Garments Manufacturers & Exporter Association, Karachi, Pakistan
Professional Apparel Association (PAA), London, U.K.
Profile Of China National Garment Association (PCNGA), Council, China
Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association (SLAEA), Colombo, Sri Lanka
Srilanka Garment Buying Offices Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Taiwan Garment Industry Association, Taipei, Taiwan
Textile, Clothing And Footwear Union Of Australia (TCFUA), Cannon Hill Qld, Australia
Thai Garment Manufacturers Association (GMA), Yannawa, Thailand
Thai Garment Manufacturers Association (TGMA), Chatuchak, Thailand
The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), New Delhi, India
The Association Of The Austrian Clothing Industry (AACI), Vienna, Australia
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