David Plantino, 35, a pottery maker from South Sudan, puts on shoes at his shelter where he sleeps during the week, as he gets ready to go to work in Omdurman, Sudan, February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra SEARCH "BENSEMRA NILE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Women wearing protective face shields walk over social distancing makers outside a shoe store, as Madrid eases lockdown restrictions during phase two following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Xanadu shopping mall outside Madrid, Spain, June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Women wearing protective face shields walk over social distancing makers outside a shoe store, as Madrid eases lockdown restrictions during phase two following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Xanadu shopping mall outside Madrid, Spain, June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Social distancing makers are displayed at a shoe store, as Madrid eases lockdown restrictions during phase two following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Xanadu shopping mall outside Madrid, Spain, June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Susana Vera REFILE - REMOVING ERRONEOUS TRANSLATION 

An employee of U.S. auto part maker Lear Corp., wearing a protective face mask, waits to stamp her shoes on a mat soaked in disinfectant while arriving for a training course to learn the new security measures at the plant before resuming operations during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, May 27, 2020. Picture taken May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

A worker prepares a pattern for a Hirka shoe, made from the skin of chicken feet, at the company's workshop in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, February 28, 2020. Picture taken February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan 

Former tennis player Stan Smith looks at his shoe as he attends the celebrations for German sports apparel maker Adidas' 70th anniversary at the company's history exhibition in Herzogenaurach, Germany, August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert 

Shoe material is presented during celebrations for German sports apparel maker Adidas' 70th anniversary at the company's FutureLab in Herzogenaurach, Germany, August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert 

The Adidas shoe Azteca Gold 1968 is displayed during celebrations for German sports apparel maker Adidas' 70th anniversary at the company's history exhibition in Herzogenaurach, Germany, August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert 

A woman poses in front of displayed Adidas shoes during celebrations for German sports apparel maker Adidas' 70th anniversary at the company's history exhibition in Herzogenaurach, Germany, August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert 

A woman poses in front of displayed Adidas shoes during celebrations for German sports apparel maker Adidas' 70th anniversary at the company's history exhibition in Herzogenaurach, Germany, August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert 

The Adidas shoe Alphaedge with a Elastomer mid-sole from a 3D printer is tested by a robot during celebrations for German sports apparel maker Adidas' 70th anniversary at the company's FutureLab in Herzogenaurach, Germany, August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert 

The Adidas shoe Alphaedge with a Elastomer mid-sole from a 3D printer is tested by a robot during celebrations for German sports apparel maker Adidas' 70th anniversary at the company's FutureLab in Herzogenaurach, Germany, August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert 

The sole material of the Adidas shoe Alphaedge is presented during celebrations for German sports apparel maker Adidas' 70th anniversary at the company's FutureLab in Herzogenaurach, Germany, August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert 

The sole of the Adidas shoe Alphaedge is presented during celebrations for German sports apparel maker Adidas' 70th anniversary at the company's FutureLab in Herzogenaurach, Germany, August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert 

The Adidas shoe Alphaedge with a Elastomer mid-sole from a 3D printer is presented during celebrations for German sports apparel maker Adidas' 70th anniversary at the company's FutureLab in Herzogenaurach, Germany, August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert 

Shoemaker tools are seen in the "WIESER-SHOE-DESIGN" workshop in Vienna, Austria April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger 

Tools are seen at the footwear manufacturing workshop Ingelmo, in El Alto on the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia, April 24, 2019. REUTERS/David Mercado 

Cows are seen in Prey Ngeat commune, in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Khen Srey Touch, 27, who is nine months pregnant, waits for a pickup truck to go home after work at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 4, 2018. Khen Srey Touch works 10 hours a day, six days a week and earns $240 a month. "I am the main breadwinner of the house," she said. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A farmer walks to work in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Workers arrive to work at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Seng Tharith, 4, the son of Khen Srey Touch, plays with a cellphone in his house in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 5, 2018. Khen Srey Touch is nine months pregnant and works at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company. She works 10 hours a day, six days a week and earns $240 a month. "I am the main breadwinner of the house," she said. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Khen Srey Touch, 27, stands in the door at her house in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 4, 2018. Khen Srey Touch is nine months pregnant and works at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company. She works 10 hours a day, six days a week and earns $240 a month. "I am the main breadwinner of the house," she said. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Khen Srey Touch, 27, who is nine months pregnant, waits for a pickup truck to take her to work to Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, while her son relaxes, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 5, 2018. Khen Srey Touch works 10 hours a day, six days a week and earns $240 a month. "I am the main breadwinner of the house," she said. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A worker has a nap at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Khen Srey Touch, 27, who is nine months pregnant, buys food at a market outside Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, where she works, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia July 4, 2018. Khen Srey Touch works 10 hours a day, six days a week and earns $240 a month. "I am the main breadwinner of the house," she said. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A kid sleeps in a hammock at a traditional Cambodian medicine shop in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 4, 2018. REUTESR/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Khen Srey Touch, 27, who is nine months pregnant, rests after dinner in her front yard in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 4, 2018. Khen Srey Touch works at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company. She works 10 hours a day, six days a week and earns $240 a month. "I am the main breadwinner of the house," she said. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Khen Srey Touch, 27, a worker at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, visits a traditional Cambodian medicine shop during her one-hour lunch break, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 4, 2018. She purchased medicine to help her with breast milk when she gives birth to her second child. Khen Srey Touch works 10 hours a day, six days a week and earns $240 a month. "I am the main breadwinner of the house," she said. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Workers wait for a pickup truck to take them home after working at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A worker has a nap on a shelf during a lunch break at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Workers ride a pickup truck on their way home after working at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Shoes are being made at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Women seat on the floor during their lunch break at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Women work on the production line at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Shoes are being made at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Women work on the production line at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Khen Srey Touch, 27, who is nine months pregnant, sits down while her supervisor gives team instructions before workers start their shift at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 5, 2018. Khen Srey Touch works 10 hours a day, six days a week and earns $240 a month. "I am the main breadwinner of the house," she said. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Women work on the production line at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A worker climbs through the window to go back to work after an hour lunch break at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A supervisor of a sewing team gives workers instructions before they start their shift at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Women work on the production line at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Workers eat breakfast at a market outside Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, before their shift at the factory, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Women work on the production line at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Workers donate to monks before their shift at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Workers ride a pickup truck on their way to work at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Workers arrive early morning for their shift at Complete Honour Footwear Industrial, a footwear factory owned by a Taiwan company, in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Whoever wins Cambodia's general election next week, 27-year-old Khen Srey Touch knows only that she will have to keep working hard for years to come. Khen Srey Touch is among thousands of workers in the garment industry who are being courted by Prime Minister Hun Sen ahead of the July 29 election. Like many Cambodians, she has known no other leader but Hun Sen. Hun Sen, who has ruled Cambodia for more than 30 years, is trying to ensure victory after two close elections in 2013 and 2017, by handing out cash inducements and a series of punishing measures against the opposition. His government has targeted opposition politicians, civil society groups and independent media ahead of the poll, which he appears set to win easily. Hun Sen has also been a fixture at campaign rallies with garment workers - promising them more benefits and handing cash envelopes to pregnant employees. REUTERS/Ann Wang SEARCH "CAMBODIA FACTORY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A shoe-maker poses for a picture in an underground workshop in Agra, India, June 9, 2017. Picture taken June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton 

A shoe-maker poses for a picture in an underground workshop in Agra, India, June 9, 2017. Picture taken June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton 

Shoe-makers work in an underground workshop in Agra, India, June 9, 2017. Picture taken June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton 

Shoe-makers work in an underground workshop in Agra, India, June 9, 2017. Picture taken June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton 

A shoe-maker poses for a picture in an underground workshop in Agra, India, June 9, 2017. Picture taken June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton 

A shoe-maker poses for a picture in an underground workshop in Agra, India, June 9, 2017. Picture taken June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton 

Director Rebecca Zlotowski (L) poses with actress Lily-Rose Depp as they attend the red carpet for the movie "Planetarium" at the 73rd Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy September 8, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi 

Director Rebecca Zlotowski (L) poses with actress Lily-Rose Depp as they attend the red carpet for the movie "Planetarium" at the 73rd Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy September 8, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi 

Director Olivier Assayas and cast members Kristen Stewart, Nora Von Waldstatten and Sigrid Bouaziz pose on red carpet as they arrive for the screening of the film "Personal Shopper" in competition at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau 

Director Pedro Almodovar (2ndL) and cast members pose during a photocall for the film "Julieta" in competition at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Yves Herman TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY