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Cambodia: GMAC calls for suspension of garment worker minimum wage to ensure sector remains "competitive" during pandemic
"Bid to suspend minimum wage in Cambodia", 22 June 2020
Garment manufacturers in Cambodia have been criticised after calling for the country's minimum wage of US$190 per month for garment workers to be suspended for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic.
Ken Loo, secretary-general of the Garment Manufacturing Association in Cambodia (GMAC), said the move would help ensure that the sector remained competitive during the COVID-19 pandemic.
It was strongly criticised by the Clean Clothes Campaign non-profit, which works to improve conditions in the global garment industry, which said reducing the minimum wage would hit workers who were already struggling to make ends meet...