Cambodia Factory Shootings Underscore Shifts, Openings in The Global Apparel Business

Cambodia gained unwanted attention this month when four people were shot at a garment factory outside of Phnom Penh amid a strike over higher wages. Chinese billionaire Ma Jianrong's Shenzhou International, a supplier to Nike, Uniqlo and Adidas, temporarily shut production at a facility there as a result. Cambodia's problems followed a factory building collapse in Bangladesh last year that killed hundreds.

Industrial Revolution II, a garment supplier whose backers include movie star Matt Damon, has touted its wish to balance shareholder interests and social progress. I exchanged with CEO and co-founder Rob Broggi, a former hedge fund executive