Minimum wage may rise for Cambodian garment workers

12 February 2013
Fibre2fashion
Economy and commerce / Exports / Trade / Unions
Cambodia Labor Union Federation / Coalition of Cambodia Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union / Free Trade Union of Workers / Garment Industry / Hun Sen / low wages / minimum wage / minimum wage increase / Ministry of Labour / worker rights

The Cambodia’s Ministry of Labour has scheduled a meeting on February 26 with representatives of various unions to discuss the new minimum wage for garment workers in the country. However, the Ministry expects the various workers’ unions to agree on what the new wage should be before they attend the meeting. … The Ministry of Labour is working on reaching a consensus to raise the minimum wage of clothing workers following a call given by Prime Minister Hun Sen to raise the salaries of garment workers in order to prevent them from moving to neighbouring countries to draw better wages. … In 2012, Cambodia exported clothing and textiles worth US$ 4.61 billion, registering a rise of nine percent year-on-year.

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