Cambodian Factory Workers Deserve More Than Survival Wages - Cambodia Investment Review

Cambodian Factory Workers Deserve More Than Survival Wages - Cambodia Investment Review

Teng YalirozyThe debate over Cambodia’s 2026 minimum wage for factory workers has begun, but expectations are painfully low. Workers are bracing for another disappointment, as unions doubt that negotiations will deliver meaningful change. At stake is not just a number—it is the dignity of nearly a million people, the majority of them women, who fuel one of the country’s most important industries yet remain trapped in poverty wages.The current wa…