At the end of her visit, Smith also called for the charges against two former reporters of Radio Free Asia to be dropped.
Dozens of opposition supporters gathered outside the court on Wednesday during proceedings and without incident.
The decline in textiles production would also lead to a decline in garment exports of between $320 million and $381 million, the World Bank said.
Aung San Suu Kyi paid a two-day official visit to Cambodia this week, marking her first trip to the Southeast Asian nation.
The EU is currently assessing Cambodia’s membership of the scheme following a deterioration in human rights and democratic standards.
In February, the European Commission launched an official process that could see Cambodia being temporarily withdrawn from EBA, due to a dramatic decline in human rights and democratic standards.
Hym Piseth, deputy director of Confirel, said the registration would help bolster sugar production and sales in Europe and elsewhere.
Sum Moeun’s disappearance prompted concern from rights groups including Human Rights Watch, who suspected Moeun had “disappeared” by state security forces over his activism.
Hun Sen told garment workers in Pursat province the Cambodian economy could stay afloat without the added competitiveness provided by the Everything But Arms (EBA) scheme.
Hun Sen said he would donate the proceeds from the seized assets to charity, but did not name any individuals who would be targeted.
Some 118 former Cambodia National Rescue Party officials were banned from political activities for five years in a Supreme Court ruling in November 2017.
Speaking at the opening of a $50 million China-funded hospital in Tbong Khmum province late last month, Hun Sen said China had no intention of trying to control countries in the region.
Cambodia exported $400 million in garments and textile products to the United States duty-free last year, according to GMAC.
Hun Sen and other senior CPP officials have made threats prior to the July 2018 election that the opposition would be “destroyed” or “killed” if sanctions were implemented.
The government has responded by playing down its dependence on EU trade, despite warnings from the industry and workers’ associations.
Interior Minister Sar Kheng said journalists using these terms “do not respect the will of the Cambodian people, who turned out to vote”.
On January 9, Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered that diplomatic passports issued to foreign nationals should be collected and reviewed.
Workers have reported that the factory has refused to reinstate male and senior staff members.
នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីកម្ពុជាលោក ហ៊ុន សែន បានចេញបញ្ជាឲ្យមន្ត្រីលោកប្រមូលមកវិញនូវលិខិតឆ្លងដែនរបស់កម្ពុជា ដែលចេញជូនជនបរទេសដែលគ្មានសញ្ជាតិខ្មែរ។
Hun Sen warned workers that continuing to press for the bonuses could lead to the closure of two-thirds of garment factories in the country.
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