Published: 21-Feb-14 11:06AM
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) –The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) warned that 80 percent of factories would be closed if union leaders still lead the protests, demanding the minimum wage of USD160 per month.
“If labor union groups still lead protest to demand $160 per month for workers, the factory employers would not afford such demands, and 80 percent of the factories would be closed, while some would move to other countries,” Van Sou Ieng, GMAC’s President, said Thursday.
Sou Ieng’s warning came in response to the protest threats by union leaders who warned that they would hold nationwide strike starting from March 12, 2014 to demand $160 per months and release of the 21 detained protesters.
He said unreasonable demands would make the textile sector at risk because the factory employers cannot afford to pay too high wage.
“Unionists forced employers to increase the wage for workers, but I believed that most of the workers were satisfied with $117 per month including bonus and other benefits,” he said.
“If labor union groups still lead protest to demand $160 per month for workers, the factory employers would not afford such demands, and 80 percent of the factories would be closed, while some would move to other countries,” Van Sou Ieng, GMAC’s President, said Thursday.
Sou Ieng’s warning came in response to the protest threats by union leaders who warned that they would hold nationwide strike starting from March 12, 2014 to demand $160 per months and release of the 21 detained protesters.
He said unreasonable demands would make the textile sector at risk because the factory employers cannot afford to pay too high wage.
“Unionists forced employers to increase the wage for workers, but I believed that most of the workers were satisfied with $117 per month including bonus and other benefits,” he said.
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