TradeEU to end privileges on some Cambodia exports: lawmaker
Decision due Wednesday could hurt nation's $9.5bn apparel sector
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's human rights record has been criticized by the European Union, which is set to announce its decision Wednesday on removing trade privileges on some Cambodian exports. (Nikkei montage/Reuters)
SHAUN TURTON, Contributing writer
February 9, 2020 12:42 JST
PHNOM PENH -- The European Union is set to withdraw trade privileges on some Cambodian exports after a yearlong review of the Southeast Asian nation's widely-condemned human rights record, according to a document uploaded to the European Parliament's website.