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Cambodia’s clothing unions seek raise in minimum wage

Clothing workers and unions in Cambodia have launched a new campaign to get a hike in minimum wage. Their goal is to ensure that apparel brands insist on minimum wage to be $177 per month.

The unions have called on fashion brands to make binding commitments to ensure a living wage, decent buying practices, long-term employment contracts and that freedom of association is guaranteed. According to Athit Kong, Vice President of the independent trade union C.CAWDU (partner organization of CNV International), “The proposed increase of $12 is not nearly enough for the basic necessities of clothing workers. The only solution to put an end to hunger wages is being negotiated with the clothing brands, the actual employers and workers themselves.

Since the end of 2013, Cambodian garment workers have been demanding higher wages. In early 2014 the protest escalated when military took action and people were shot at. Last October, an advisory body to the government decided to raise the minimum monthly wage by only $12 (11 euros) to $140 (130 euros), which was against the demand for minimum wage of $177.

 
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