Another wage body to form

15 October 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Civil society / Economic policy and administration / Garments and textiles / Government / Human rights / Industries / Labor / Labor policy and administration / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training / Social development / Unions
C.CAWDU / Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union / Community Legal Education Center / Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia / GMAC / Ith Sam Heng / Juhui Footwear factory / Kampong Cham Provincial Court / Kong Athit / Labour Advisory Committee / LAC / Ministry of Labor / National Assembly

Following a meeting with parliamentarians at the National Assembly yesterday, Minister of Labour Ith Sam Heng announced the ministry would form a 27-member committee to study technical aspects of raising the minimum wage in Cambodia’s garment sector.

The new committee will comprise nine representatives each from garment unions, factory owners and the government, Sam Heng said. He fell short of specifying how the ministry will form the committee or what, exactly, it will do. …

 Pech Sotheary and Sean Teehan
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