Pay raise for garment workers

About 400,000 garment and footwear makers will get a US$5 a month raise starting in January, and the factories that employ them will receive a two-year tax holiday, Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday. The $5 raise, from $61 to $66 a month, is intended to help the workers remain healthy, Hun Sen told a public and private sector forum yesterday…

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