According to the statistical report of the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training of Cambodia, as many as 141 garment and shoe factories in Cambodia closed down in the whole year of (2016), but as many as 149 newly opened factories. Cambodian officials claimed that the Cambodian garment industry It is in a situation of stable development.

Han Su, a spokesman for the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training, said that the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training believes that this situation will not be a slowdown in the growth of the Cambodian garment industry, nor will it cause Cambodian workers to fall into unemployment. There are many closed factories. Qu said that in 2016, a total of 141 garment and shoe factories closed, but as many as 149 factories opened in the same year. The spokesperson also said that there were 460 non-garment and footwear factories and enterprises newly opened in 2016.

Han Su added that the newly opened factories and enterprises can maintain the balance of Cambodian workers, that is, new jobs can meet the needs of workers. Qu said that the development of Cambodia's clothing and footwear industry in 2016 was better than that in 2015. According to the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training, the number of Cambodian garment and shoe factories closed in 2015 was as many as 77, while the number of newly opened factories was only 43. It is expected that more garment and shoe factories will be opened in 2017 than in previous years.