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22 Aug 2017

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Khmer Times

Cambodia: Labour minister assures new garment sector's minimum wage will not lower others

"Minister denies risks with wages", 23 August 2017

Labour Minister Ith Samheng...confronted fears that the new minimum wage for garment workers could lead to lower wages for others.

...Samheng said: "Don't be confused about other sectors. The law mentions the minimum wage. It does not mean that other sectors will have lower wages after the garment sector wage is agreed on."

...The minimum wage now covers only the garment and footwear sector. Later, the ministry would bring in minimum wages for other sectors.

National Trade Union Coalition president Far Sally said some unions did not favour their lack of rights to research workers' livelihoods in the draft process.

...Samheng said that from 1997 to 2017, the government had aimed to increase the minimum wage in the garment sector from $30 dollars per month to $153.

The ILO country office for Thailand, Cambodia and Laos said they welcomed the wage increase, but suggested expanding it to include other sectors.