Unions eye wage discussion

Negotiations for next year’s minimum wage in Cambodia’s garment and footwear sector are already gearing up, as union leaders prepare to meet this month to discuss what wage they will demand. During the week of June 21, union heads will hold a preliminary consensus-building meeting, said Ath Thorn, president of the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union. They will use this time to decide the minimum wage they should shoot for in the coming months of negotiations with the Ministry of Labour and employers. ...

Mom Kunthear and Sean Teehan
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