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23 Sep 2014

H&M urged to show leadership on living wage in Cambodia as garment workers demand increase in minimum wage

As garment workers in Cambodia took action to demand an increase to the minimum wage to US$177 a month, the Clean Clothes Campaign called on H&M to show leadership on the issue.  The Clean Clothes Campaign said that while H&M last year announced a pilot project in Cambodia as part of its Road Map to a Living Wage, they had failed to announce any benchmarks or figures around what a living wage would mean in the country and urged them to show their commitment to the workers who produce their clothes.  We invited H&M to respond to these criticisms.  H&M's response is below.