" Bus rides and health insurance for workers", 21 August 2017

Garment and footwear industry workers were promised...services from Prime Minister Hun Sen...including free bus rides, a minimum wage hike and health insurance.

...Hun Sen promised workers free public bus rides for the next two years.

The minimum wage would rise to $168 per month in 2018 and in January health insurance would become the responsibility of factory employers, saving workers between $2 and $3 per month.

The Prime Minister added that he has ordered the Health Ministry to set up health centres, with ambulances, nearby factories for check-ups and in case of accidents.

He also said that from 2019 onwards, all workers will receive pensions.