Resolved Incident
Cambodian garment workers hold nationwide day of action for a US$177 living wage
View on map Part of: Cambodia garment living wage campaign 2014
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Cambodian garment unions held an international day of action for a monthly minimum wage of US$177, up from US$100, with thousands of workers protesting during their lunch hour outside about 135 factories. Global unions delivered letters to Cambodian embassies in Geneva, Brussels and Canberra and picketed H&M stores abroad. The campaign continued into October 2014 after the government postponed its 2015 wage decision.
- Workers involved
- Unknown
- Outcome
- Partial – The US$177 demand was not met. The monthly minimum wage stayed at US$100 for 2014 and unions kept pressing after the Labour Advisory Committee postponed its 2015 decision in October 2014, when more than a thousand workers marched in Phnom Penh. Workers_involved is unknown: IndustriALL says thousands protested outside about 135 factories but gives no figure.
- Issues
- Living Wage
Sources
- Cambodia: Thousands of garment workers take actionIndustriALL Global Union
- Why Cambodian Garment Workers Are on Strike AgainThe Diplomat