GMAC members double

30 January 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Economy and commerce
Business Research Institute for Cambodia / Cambodian Minimum Wage / Chinese aid / Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union / Duty-free exports / Garment Manufacturing Association in Cambodia / GMAC / Hiroshi Suzuki / Hong Kong / labour shortage / labour-intensive industries / Ly Tek Heng / Strikes / Taiwan

The number of companies registering to become members of the Garment Manufacturing Association in Cambodia (GMAC) doubled last year, with more investment in value-added products. GMAC said the number of new members reached 120 last year, compared with 60 newcomers in 2011. … “Labour-intensive industries in China would like to relocate to good candidate countries because of the drastic increase in wages in China compared with those in other countries, including Cambodia.” From this month, every Thai worker will be entitled to a 300 baht ($10) daily minimum wage. Monthly wages in Vietnam have risen to as much as 2.4 million dong ($113). The minimum wage for a Cambodian worker in a garment factory is $61 a month. …

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