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Article

8 Oct 2015

Author:
Mom Kunthear & Charles Rollet, Phnom Penh Post

Cambodia: Garment sector minimum wage set at $140 per month; unions oppose, saying they need $160

“Garment sector wage set at $140”, 8 Oct 2015

Cambodia has officially set its minimum wage for garment workers next year at $140, a $12 increase from the current monthly wage of $128, according to the Ministry of Labour…The announcement of the final $140 wage angered some independent unions. Ath Thorn, president of the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union (C.CAWDU), said a large demonstration would be held after the day of Pchum Ben…As for employers, Ken Loo, secretary general of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia, said businesses would comply with the new wage, although he warned that unless other factors in the industry improved – such as productivity – more factories would leave the country for cheaper alternatives…

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