Protest against new wage of $95 is illegal: Labor Ministry

26 December 2013
The Cambodia Herald
Government / Labor / Labor arbitration / Labor policy and administration / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training / Unions
Labor Council / Labor Council Committee / Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training

The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training on Wednesday said that any activities made by the unions against the minimum wage of $95, agreed upon by the Labor Council, are against the law. After the wage talks yesterday, the Labor Council agreed to raise the salaries of footwear and garment factory workers from the current $80 to $95 in 2014, $110 in 2015, $126 in 2016, $143 in 2017 and $160 in 2018. The ministry said that the raise showed the efforts of the Cambodian government, employers and unions in promoting the livelihoods of Cambodian workers, while not negatively affecting the factories, and investments in Cambodia, according to a ministry statement. …

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