Factory worker wages to be re-examined

2 January 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
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Amid threats of another mass strike in the thriving garment sector, the Ministry of Social Affairs has called a meeting with the industry’s leading players to discuss union demands for a $150-per-month minimum wage, a letter obtained yesterday reveals. At the behest of Prime Minister Hun Sen, the letter, dated Monday and signed by Social Affairs Minister Ith Sam Heng, invites the Labour Advisory Committee, factory owners and unions to attend the meeting, but does not specify when it will be held. …

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