[G]arment workers across Asia unite to demand a living wage for an 8-hour work day…In 2009 a large Asian Alliance of unions and labour rights activists defined and calculated a floor wage (a minimum living wage) for Asian garment workers, which would guarantee that workers receive at least enough to meet basic needs for themselves and their families. Today, we are releasing new minimum living wage benchmarks for 2011 and 2012, based on the same definition but adjusted for two years of inflation…Currently, the gap between the minimum wage and Asia Floor Wage is almost 1:2, in the best case scenario…The garment industry in Asia, which employs predominantly women workers, is renowned for poverty wages, excessive overtime and poor working conditions…The AFW [Asian Floor Wage] Alliance urges retailers and brand-named companies to start a dialogue with labour organisations in Asian countries to address poverty wages.