– The article quoted from the The Cambodia Daily website on September 18, 2014 –

Groups of garment workers poured out of factories in Phnom Penh and around the country Wednesday to demand a “living” monthly minimum wage of $177 for the industry, joined by supporters picketing outside embassies and brand shops in Australia and Europe.

Cambodian unions organized the “Day of Action” to coincide with the final stage of their negotiations with the government and factory owners for a new minimum wage for garment workers, now set at $100. The factories and government want a more modest $10 raise, and a vote on the issue by the tri-party Labor Advisory Committee could happen as soon as September 27, with the new wage to take effect on January 1.

http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/unions-stage-lunchtime-campaign-for-177-wage-68160/

Garment workers rally for a new monthly minimum wage of $177 at the Canadia Industrial Park in Phnom Penh’s Pur Senchey district Wednesday. (Lauren Crothers/The Cambodia Daily)