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Cambodian Garment Workers Fret Trump's New Tariff Threat

Cambodian garment workers walk out of their factory during their lunch break in Phnom Penh (Credit: AFP)

As Cambodian garment workers took breaks from toiling in sweltering factories on Tuesday, they feared for their jobs after US President Donald Trump's threat to impose a 36 percent tariff.

"I beg the US to reduce the tariff for the sake of workers in Cambodia," 38-year-old Im Sothearin told AFP as she rested from her work in an underwear factory in the capital Phnom Penh.

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