Unions will negotiate for a $180 minimum wage

5 September 2016
The Cambodia Daily
Labor / Minimum wage
Ath Thorn / Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union / International Labor Organization / Ken Loo / minimum wage / National Union Alliance Chamber of Cambodia / Neither Heng Sour / Som Aun / William Conklin

A group of 17 union leaders will demand $179.60 when they sit down for the latest round of negotiations this week to determine the minimum wage in the garment sector, which employs more than 600,000 Cambodians. The monthly minimum wage is currently $140. The new figure was announced after a meeting on Friday of a number of the country’s most prominent unions, together with labor advocacy groups. ...

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