“Labor Committee Decides on $123 Minimum Wage”, 12 November 2014

Labor Minister Ith Sam Heng said…that he will recommend $123 as the new minimum wage in the garment sector, set to take effect in January, and that the government will make a final decision on the wage revision later in the day. The labor minister spoke to reporters following a vote by the Labor Advisory Committee (LAC) in which the figure received majority support from the 28-member panel of government, factory and union representatives…The LAC is composed of 14 government representatives, seven factory representatives and seven union leaders…The three figures under consideration by the LAC…were $110, proposed by factory owners; $123, the government’s proposal; and $140, proposed by the unions. Two members voted for $140, while seven voted for $110…During negotiations in recent weeks, the government said the minimum wage in the crucial garment sector should be above the official “poverty line” in Phnom Penh, which it put at $120 per month…