柬埔寨和加拿大恢复贸易协议

Cambodia and Canada to resume trade deal@Khmer Times

Cambodia and Canada agreed to extend an expired trade facilitation agreement signed between the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) and Canada’s Office for Trade Facilitation in order to maintain bilateral trade and economic cooperation.

柬埔寨和加拿大同意延长商务部（MoC）与加拿大贸易便利化办公室签署的已过期贸易便利化协议，以维持双边经贸合作。

The deal expired on September 30 and the resumption of the agreement was made during a bilateral meeting between MoC minister Pan Sorasak and Donica Pottie, Ambassador of Canada to Cambodia on Tuesday at the MoC.

该协议于9月30日到期，协议的恢复是在MoC部长Pan Sorasak与加拿大驻柬埔寨大使Donica Pottie于周二在MoC举行的双边会谈中作出的。

The deal is part of the Cambodian government’s effort to support the textile sector through further exploration of the potential Canadian market. The government has also agreed to an increase in the minimum wage for workers, from $140 in 2016 to $170 per year, and is set to increase to the minimum wage to $182 as early as next year, he said.

这笔交易是柬埔寨政府通过进一步探索潜在的加拿大市场来支持纺织业的努力的一部分。他说，政府还同意将工人的最低工资从2016年的140美元提高到每年170美元，并且最早将在明年提高到最低工资182美元。

“The government has complied with the International Labour Organization’s work obligations since 1999 and has supported the Better Factory Cambodia policy,” said Mr Sorasak.

“自1999年以来，政府一直遵守国际劳工组织的工作义务，并支持柬埔寨更好的工厂政策，”Sorasak先生说。

Mrs Donica said,“The Canadian embassy will examine the possibility of helping Canadian investors to invest in the country for the development of the textile industry and the modernization of agriculture in Cambodia.”

Donica夫人说：“加拿大大使馆将研究帮助加拿大投资者投资该国发展纺织工业和柬埔寨农业现代化的可能性。”