Via Clean Clothes Campaign - Take action now to demand garment workers are paid a living wage. In the Cambodian garment industry, over 80% of workers are women, aged 18-35. Many of these have children and families to provide for. With escalating living costs in housing, food, clothing, education, transport and healthcare, the minimum wage simply isn’t enough. In fact, the Asia Floor Wage Alliance calculate that a living wage in Cambodia is 283 USD / month. This is over 4 times the minimum wage. The unionized Alta Gracia factory in the Dominican Republic pays its union workers a living wage and Ethix Merch has em! (ethixmerch/content/union-made-alta-gracia-t-shirts)
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 20:47:07 +0000
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