Cambodia sets minimum wage below union demands

12 November 2014
Wall Street Journal
Economic policy and administration / Garments and textiles / Government / Industries / Labor / Labor policy and administration / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training / Unions
Ath Thun / Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union / International Labor Organization / Ministry of Labor

Cambodia on Wednesday increased the monthly minimum wage for garment workers by 28% to $128, falling short of union workers’ demands and creating the potential for further strikes in the country. ... Ath Thun, president of the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union, said the wage increase was too little. “We need $140. We will protest more to demand the wage,” he said in an interview. ...

 James Hookway and Sun Narin
http://online.wsj.com/articles/cambodia-sets-minimum-wage-below-union-demands-1415789944