Sunday, September 19, 2010
By Cat Barton (AFP)
The latest sign that workers are becoming more militant in their demands for a larger share of the region's economic success came in Cambodia last week, when tens of thousands of workers went on strike.
The mass protest rejecting a proposed 20 percent pay increase crippled Cambodia's export-orientated garment industry, which produces items for renowned brands including Gap, Benetton, Adidas and Puma.
The strike followed a deal between the government and industry that set the minimum wage for garment and footwear staff at 61 dollars a month. Unions want a base salary of 93 dollars.
"Workers are having difficulties surviving on their low wages," Kong Athit, secretary general of the Cambodian Labour Confederation, told AFP.
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The mass protest rejecting a proposed 20 percent pay increase crippled Cambodia's export-orientated garment industry, which produces items for renowned brands including Gap, Benetton, Adidas and Puma.
The strike followed a deal between the government and industry that set the minimum wage for garment and footwear staff at 61 dollars a month. Unions want a base salary of 93 dollars.
"Workers are having difficulties surviving on their low wages," Kong Athit, secretary general of the Cambodian Labour Confederation, told AFP.
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