17 March 2009By Ky Soklim
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Tola Ek
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This estimate was provided by economists from the Cambodia Institute of Development Study (CIDS) based on a salary survey in the garment sector. This result could lead to demands to be made by workers who are not keen estimate their own needs on this issue.
The results of the CIDS survey, which was published on 16 March, indicate that the average salary amounts to only $67 per month, and that these average wages would increase to $79 with overtime work. “According to our study, the minimum salary should be between $87, at the low end, and $117 at the high end,” the survey authors indicated.
According to the survey, a factory worker spends $57 per month for personal needs, $15 for her family, and she would save $7. The survey, which was conducted between December 2008 and January 2009, is based on a sample of 350 factory workers, 91% of whom are women.
However, due to the current financial and economic crisis, the ministry of Commerce and the GMAC indicated that more than 50,000 garment workers lost their jobs.
The results of the CIDS survey, which was published on 16 March, indicate that the average salary amounts to only $67 per month, and that these average wages would increase to $79 with overtime work. “According to our study, the minimum salary should be between $87, at the low end, and $117 at the high end,” the survey authors indicated.
According to the survey, a factory worker spends $57 per month for personal needs, $15 for her family, and she would save $7. The survey, which was conducted between December 2008 and January 2009, is based on a sample of 350 factory workers, 91% of whom are women.
However, due to the current financial and economic crisis, the ministry of Commerce and the GMAC indicated that more than 50,000 garment workers lost their jobs.
