Eight fast fashion retail giants, including H&M, New Look, Next, and Zara’s parent company Inditex, have agreed to increase the minimum wage for their garment makers in Cambodia . Thousands of garment workers had previously rallied across the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, as they continued to demand that the current $100 per month minimum wage be lifted. The agreement has been heralded as “unprecedented” by labor-rights groups, despite the agreed new wage not matching the $177 per month demanded by the workers. In a letter to Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Keat Chhon, the retailers acknowledged that “Workers in all production countries have the right to a fair living wage .” READ MORE > Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Cambodia , clothing manufacturers , ecouterre , fast fashion , garment industry , h&m , minimum wage , NewLook , Next , pay rise for Cambodian garment workers , social equity , Zara
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Fast Fashion Retailers Agree to Raise Minimum Wage for Cambodian Garment Makers
