"Unions Seek $14 Rise, Employers $1, in Second 2025 Minimum Wage Meeting", 29 September 2024

The workers’ union representative proposed an increase of $14 wage to the current $204 minimum wage for garment workers with the National Minimum Wage Council for 2025, with employers saying they can only offer an increase of $1.

Following a meeting at the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training, Kim Chansamnang, deputy chief representative of the Workers’ Professional Organization, said … that the $14 hike was a preliminary proposal for the workers’ wage discussion…

Minister Heng Sour told reporters that the next tri-party National Minimum Wage Council meeting will be on September 6, 2024. He said the Minimum Wage Advisor explained the variability of the seven wage criteria, and each side studied and calculated their respective preliminary figures, with workers’ representatives proposing $14 and employers $1 for 2025.

“These are preliminary figures. When there are subsequent meetings, this position can be further mediated and discussed,” Heng Sour said. The figure may increase and decrease according to the actual situation when both parties have submitted their argument…

Nang Sothy, vice president of Cambodian Federation of Employers and Business Associations, said the proposal by the workers was technically suitable, but employers have to consider another angle as they face difficulties with bank loans.

… Yang Sophorn, president of Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions, told … that the study of minimum wage by workers unions and international organizations proposed a $225 wage increase, ...

The union came up with a joint proposal, calling for a 7% increase, equivalent to $14, to the current salary by studying the economy and meeting the seven criteria in the Minimum Wage Law.