Trade unions approve minimum wage, draft law proposals

15 July 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Economic policy and administration / Garments and textiles / Government / Industries / Labor / Labor policy and administration / Law and judiciary / Laws and regulations / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training / Unions
Ath Thorn / Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union / CPP / ILO / International Labor Organization / John Ritchotte / Labor Advisory Committee / LAC / Ministry of Labor

Representatives from 25 trade unions Monday sent a request to the Ministry of Labor seeking several changes to a controversial draft union law and asking that a new $160 monthly minimum wage for the country’s volatile garment sector take effect in October. Garment factory owners say the current preponderance of unions makes it nearly impossible to effectively negotiate with workers. Unions not aligned with the ruling CPP fear the new law would further tighten what they consider an already restrictive environment for independent trade groups. …

 Hul Reaksmey
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