Garment workers in Cambodia may accept wage cut

19/09/2016
Reports from Cambodia suggest garment workers there may be willing to accept a reduction in their minimum wage, even though they have been in negotiation about an increase.

The Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia initially asked for a $4.20 increase to the country's monthly minimum wage, which would take it to $144.20. On top of the minimum wage, workers get additional allowances for travel and food.

Recent reports, however, say the association is now open to suggestions that the pay level might go down instead of up “to protect the industry”, although sources in Cambodia have told sportstextiles that workers would be very unlikely to accept this.