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Cambodian workers continue to protest for higher min wages

Continuing their demand for higher minimum wages, thousands of Cambodian factory workers in two special economic zones (SEZs) in eastern Svay Rieng province's Bavet town continued their protests on Thursday. Around 30,000 workers from 39 factories in the Manhattan and Tai Seng SEZs are said to be on strike since Wednesday afternoon.

The agitation commenced after provincial labour officials announced the amount of increase in the minimum wage for the garment and footwear sectors that will take effect from next month. In October, the Cambodian government set the new monthly minimum wage for the garment and footwear sector at $140 for next year, up 9.4 per cent from the current $128. However, protesters are pressing for minimum $148 calling the announced increase too low.

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has appealed to the government to take immediate effective and appropriate measures for the protection of security and safety of the investors and their properties. Garment and footwear sector, the kingdom's largest foreign currency earner, includes nearly 1,100 factories with some 700,000 workers, according to the government figures. The sector exported products worth $3.3 billion in the first half of 2015, accounting for about 80 per cent of the country's total exports.

Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) on the other hand, recently joined more than 25 countries in a global call on major brands such as H&M, GAP, Levi's and Inditex to make sure Cambodian workers receive $177 as a first step towards a living wage.

www.gmac-cambodia.org

 
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