Monday, October 08, 2007

Salaries on the rise in Cambodia [... yet poverty still worsening, why?]

08/10/2007
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A human resources company, which has been tracking wages in Cambodia for the past three years has found that Cambodians are being paid higher wages.

In its third salary survey, HR Incorporated has found staff employed by the Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal are not the only ones being paid big salaries.

The company says it is carried out a number of surveys in a handful of industries including the garment sector, micro-finance and non government organisations.

HR consultant Sandra D'Amico has told the Phnom Penh Post that wages for managers and skilled technical staff are jumping because of talent shortages in almost every industry.

The paper says with economic growth at 10.5 per cent for 2007, the kingdom is creating new jobs in many areas, but many companies are still bringing in managers from Cambodia's neighbours such as Singapore and Malaysia.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yeah! it is good to hear more and more people continues to receive benefit from our booming economy.

And sure, there are a hand full of those who have been left out, but that is normal because none of the economic growth is not uniform, but once the economy reached a full grown state, everyone will be covered.

Thank you Somdach Hun Sen for your great leadership and hard work.

God blesses Kampuchea!

Anonymous said...

Best Cambodian hard workers. At least one every 6 year (Prior the election) the government give the poor people a new salary raise but then took it back through bribery.

Anonymous said...

I don't care, as long no one committing suicide over it.

Anonymous said...

it is good to hear it.