Thursday, May 1, 2014

Cambodian Premier Welcomes International Labour Day, Calling for Proper Study on Minimum Wage

1 May 2014

Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on all concerned parties and institutions to conduct proper and thorough study to set a minimum wage in the textile, garment and footwear sector.
In his recent message welcoming the 128th International Labor Day (May 01), the prime minister urged the concerned government ministries and departments, the associations of employers and employees, trade unions, relevant non-governmental and international organizations to make efforts in conducting the study by considering the comprehensive economic, legal and social aspects in developing technical methods for setting minimum wage in the textile, garment and footwear sector.
As of December 2013, in the garment and textile and footwear sector, there were increases of up to 960 factories that employed about 620,000 workers with a total monthly wage of US$70 million, amounting to approximately US$870 million in a year. The value of total exports increases every year since 2008, from nearly US$2.8 billion to US$4.6 billion in 2013.
Source:
http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=44732

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