minimum wages
Cambodia Garment Unions Agree on Minimum Wage Proposal
Leaders from 14 independent and government-backed trade unions, representing more than 700,000 garment…
Vietnam: Wage Council Proposes 15.1% Minimum Wage Hike
Vietnam's National Wage Council agreed on a proposal last week to raise the minimum wage by region by an…
COTEXBO: 55,000 Bolivian Textile Workers Could Be Out of Jobs
Bolivia’s already dwindling textile industry could take a huge hit as the sector is at risk for losing 55,000…
Thousands of Cambodian Garment Workers Prepare for More Protests
In effort to advocate for a “living wage” thousands of Cambodian factory workers will skip work, planning to…
Global Unions Gather to Criticize Cambodian Government; Demand Higher Wages
Even though a consortia of unions cancelled massive protests planned for March, the rhetorical heat between…
Cambodia Braces for Another Round of Garment Worker Protests
Amidst still bitter disputes over the minimum wage and labor conditions between garment factory workers and…
Cambodian Workers Try New Bargaining Strategy: Refuse Overtime
Despite some signs of progress in early January, the ongoing dispute between Cambodian factory owners and…
Despite Setbacks, Cambodia’s Exports Continue to Expand
Cambodia’s apparel exports continue to surge despite political turmoil, rising 20 percent to $5.52 billion…
Breaking News: Cambodian Protests Turn Deadly; Police Fire into Crowds
Cambodian police opened fire on a crowd of several hundred garment workers protesting in the streets in Phnom…
Breaking News: Cambodia Overrun by Factory Worker Protests
Despite the announcement of an eagerly awaited rise in the minimum wage for factory workers, Cambodia’s…
BD Factory Owners Worried About Higher Minimum Wage; Increased Productivity “Only Way to Survive”
After months of often tempestuous political wrangling and bursts of violent protests, Bangladesh’s…
Finally, Bangladesh Govt Sets New Minimum Wage
After months of contentious wrangling between factory owners and workers, Bangladesh’s government has finally…
Bangladesh Garment Workers Stage Fierce Protest, Factories Close
More than 100 garment factories in Bangladesh had to close today as workers took to the streets of Dhaka for…
Bangladesh Factory Owners Fear Excessive Minimum Wage Hike
Mahtab Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury, managing director of knitwear manufacturer, Falcon Group, told the Dhaka…
Bangladesh Factory Owners Push Back Against Reform
While the push for sweeping reforms of Bangladesh’s labor practices has been widely covered by the…