Publication : Report

This report is written and published by Asia Monitor Resource Centre following a fact-finding after the general strike and violent crackdown during December 2013 and January 2014. The report found that the demand of Cambodian workers to lift the minimum wage to US$ 160 is fair and reasonable, as their real wages have been stagnant despite their tremendous contribution to Cambodia’s economic growth. The ineffective response of the Labour Advisory Committee in meeting this demand has compelled the majority of workers to strike and protest. The disproportionate use of force by the government to suppress these legitimate protests demonstrate that the government is more concerned with protecting the interests and profits of the employers of the Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia than protecting the workers’ rights to a decent living wage, freedom of association and other basic human rights.

Information Source : A Week that Shook Cambodia (Published by Asia Monitor Resource Centre)