VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA’S NEW NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE TALKS BEGIN
August 1st, 2016
MINIMUM wage reviews are underway in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries of Vietnam and Cambodia, with employers seeking to keep payrolls low to help them compete in international trade.
Vietnam’s National Wage Council on August 2 proposed increasing the country’s regional minimum wage (RMW) by 7.3%, the lowest level in nearly a decade – rates vary according to regions across the country. This figure represents a win for businesses, as the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour had proposed an increase of 10-11%, while the Vietnam ...
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