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Myanmar’s siren song

18 March 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Economy and commerce / Exports / Human rights / Investment / Social development / Trade / Unions
American Center for International Labour Solidarity / Anna Eriksson / Bangladesh / Better Factories Cambodia / Burmese industry / Cambodian Confederation of Unions / Dave Welsh / Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia / garment workers / General Sales Tax benefits / H&M / Hong Kong / Huang Dazhong / ILO / International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic / International Labour Organization / Kandal / Ken Loo / labor law / Labor unions / Labour-rights groups / MGMA / minimum garment wage / Ministry of Social / Myanmar / Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association / New Archid / pariah state / Phnom Penh / Rong Chhun / South Korean aid / Stanford Law School / Stephan Sonnenberg / Thailand / U Aung Winn / US / Vong Sovann / Western investors / Yim Serey Vathanak

Unions and labour rights groups have spent recent months unashamedly drilling home a stark reminder: Cambodia’s minimum garment wage, at $61 per month, compares poorly with those in Thailand – where workers earn more than $200 a month – and Vietnam, which has a base ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013031861998/National/myanmar-s-siren-song.html

Unions set double wage as minimum target

21 February 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Unions
American Center for International Labour Solidarity / Cambodian Confederation of Unions / CCNU / CCU / Clean Clothes Campaign / Dave Welsh / Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia / garment sector / GMAC / industry memorandum of understanding / Ith Sam Heng / Ken Loo / living wage / lobby group / minimum wage / Minister of Social Affairs / Rong Chhun / secretary-general / the Cambodian Council of National Unions / trade union / union delegates / working group

Trade unions agreed yesterday to lobby the government to double the minimum wage in the garment sector, representatives said, following two days of meetings. Rong Chhun, president of the Cambodian Confederation of Unions, said union delegates had agreed on the $120 per month figure ahead of ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013022161534/National/unions-set-double-wage-as-minimum-target.html

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