Phnom Penh: Workers in Cambodia have expressed their desire for wage increases that are reasonable and can maintain job stability, as well as promote the creation of new job opportunities for the next generation of young people entering the job market.
Mr. Sok Phanit, who works at a factory in Phnom Penh, said that wage increases are indeed important for living standards, but wage setting should also take into account the capacity of the enterprise and job stability to ensure that wage increases can be implemented in the long term without affecting the retention of existing jobs and the creation of new jobs.
He said: “Thank you to President Hun Sen for always thinking about how to make all our people live comfortably, not just me but the whole country [increase wages]. It’s good that I also have a job, and others also have jobs.”
Ms. Sokha Linda, a factory worker in Phnom Penh, believes that maintaining stable factories, enterprises, and jobs is an important factor for current workers and helps pave the way for young people who have just graduated. Or looking for a job, there are more opportunities to enter the job market.
She said: “I am very happy, even though there is currently a global crisis and our country still has a border problem with Thailand, the government is still thinking about raising salaries every year, and looking at other countries, they have not increased. “Only in Cambodia.”
Meanwhile, Kan Sithorn, who works in a factory in Phnom Penh, said that wage increases should be based on discussions between stakeholders and a comprehensive review of the economic situation, labor productivity, enterprise capacity, and workers’ living needs.
He stated:“We need to look at whether job stability is stable or not, whether there is job sustainability or not. So, whether it is more or less, we demand job stability. Job sustainability is better.”
Workers in Cambodia believe that maintaining a balance between decent wages, job retention, and job creation is important to ensure that the current generation of workers can benefit from wage increases while the next generation of young people still has opportunities to find work and build their future.
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