Cambodian garment unions threaten strike after wage demand is voted down

3 November 2014
Radio Free Asia
Garments and textiles / Government / Industries / Labor / Labor arbitration / Labor policy and administration / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training / Unions
Collective Union of Movement of WorkersCollective Union of Movement of Workers / Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia / GMAC / Heng Sour / Pav Sina

Cambodian unions have warned of possible strikes after a tripartite working group voted down their demand for a U.S. $40 increase in the monthly minimum wage for garment factory workers. Twenty-seven representatives of unions, factory owners and the government decided in a secret vote in Phnom Penh last week to reject a union demand that the salary be raised from U.S. $100 to U.S. $140. …

 Roseanne Gerin
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/garment-workers-wages-10302014185252.html