Cambodia sets minimum wage below union demands

12 November 2014
Wall Street Journal
Economic policy and administration / Garments and textiles / Government / Industries / Labor / Labor policy and administration / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training / Unions
Ath Thun / Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union / International Labor Organization / Ministry of Labor

Cambodia on Wednesday increased the monthly minimum wage for garment workers by 28% to $128, falling short of union workers’ demands and creating the potential for further strikes in the country. … Ath Thun, president of the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union, said the wage increase was too little. “We need $140. We will protest more to demand the wage,” he said in an interview. …

 James Hookway and Sun Narin
http://online.wsj.com/articles/cambodia-sets-minimum-wage-below-union-demands-1415789944