Minimum Wage Law for Cambodia's Factory Workers

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Anchor Moy wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 11:43 am
Alex wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 8:18 am
CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 1:08 am After nearly four hours of discussion, the workers ‘representatives proposed a figure of $215; the employer side put the figure at only $201
Just meet in the middle and make it $208 then, you useless time-wasting wankers. Next.
A $1 increase is clearly time-wasting. IMO this is a ploy for the new govt to step in and appear to save the day and resolve the stalemate with a proposed minimum wage closer to what Alex mentions. And it will be accepted by everyone this time. Win-win and back-slaps all round. :salut:
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And most importantly, lots of goodwill to the new gov who will get all the credit.
@Alex Well we got that totally wrong. :facepalm:
It's still a win-win and backslaps all round (for the negociators).
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While I know this makes me sound a miserable git, whatever level the minimum wage is set at is irrelevant if you don't have a job. The reality is that if costs go up too much then the work will go elsewhere and there is very little demand at the moment.
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Just received the official notification: minimum wage during probation $202, after probation $294. Nowhere near covering inflation.
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Cambodian PM Defends the Monthly Minimum Wage for Workers
AKP Phnom Penh, October 03, 2023 --

Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei HM, Prime Minister of Cambodia, this morning defended the decision on the monthly minimum wage for the garment workers of US$204.

Addressing to a get-together with some 18,000 workers from Khan Meanchey and Khan Dangkor in Phnom Penh, Samdech Thipadei HM said this is not enough for the workers, but this is the commitment of the Royal Government in order to mitigate the negative impact on this sector.

“A US$4 increase is very little for our workers, but it is hard for the employers, therefore we should share to live and help to live together during this economic downturn,” he added.

Samdech Thipadei HM said our workers’ minimum wage is already higher than that in some nations, including Laos, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Vietnam and some parts in Indonesia and Malaysia.
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