Phnom Penh: The National Minimum Wage Council, 4th mandate, year 2, held its final meeting on the morning of September 30, 2026, at the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training to discuss the possibility of determining the minimum wage for workers in the textile, garment, footwear, and travel and bag industries for 2027.
After 17 meetings, the employers and workers still have different positions, with the workers proposing an increase of US$15, equivalent to US$225, and the employers proposing to maintain the minimum wage of US$210 as the minimum wage for 2027. The National Minimum Wage Council conducted a secret ballot procedure to support each figure. Based on the results of this election, the National Minimum Wage Council decided to adopt the figure of US$210 per month as the minimum wage for 2027.
Based on the results of the election and in accordance with the Minimum Wage Law, His Excellency President Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has decided that the National Council The minimum wage is an additional $2 over the original figure set by the National Minimum Wage Council. Therefore, in 2027, workers in the garment, footwear, and travel and bag industries will receive a base wage increase of US$4.5 per month, which includes a minimum wage increase of US$2, and a temporary travel and accommodation allowance of US$2.5.
Including other benefits, the actual base wage that workers in the garment, footwear, and travel and bag manufacturing sectors received for 2027 was between US$231.5 and US$242.5 per month. Despite the uncertain economic situation and many countries in the region not having increased the minimum wage, the Royal Government of Cambodia has increased the minimum wage for workers, whether small or large, to help ease the burden of workers.
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