Poverty line $120, gov’t says

3 October 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
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 / Ministry of Planning / Social development / The poor / Unions
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Workers in Cambodia’s capital earning less than $120 per month are living below the poverty line, according to the Ministry of Planning’s own calculation.

At a September 17 workshop on the garment industry minimum wage, International Labor Organization Cambodia national director Tun Sophorn cited Ministry of Planning data that put the poverty line at $120, he said yesterday. …

 Sean Teehan
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