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Article

7 Oct 2018

Author:
Ven Rathavong, Khmer Times

Cambodia: Minimum wage now $182; labour group says increase not high enough for workers

"New minimum wage now $182", 5 October 2018

The tripartite commission (union, government, employers) tasked with determining the minimum wage for workers in the textile, garment and footwear industries have agreed to increase the minimum wage to $182, beginning January 2019.

...Prime Minister Hun Sen decided to add an extra $5 to bring the total up to $182 and that there would be no changes to existing benefits and allowances.

...the government will reduce electricity cost to about $0.15 per kilowatt-hour.

Ath Thorn, president of the Cambodian Labour Confederation, on the other hand, finds the increase not high enough for the workers, but accepts it nolens volens.