PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Wednesday that the kingdom set a new monthly minimum wage for the garment, footwear, and travel goods industry at US$210 for 2026.
"Congratulations! The monthly minimum wage for 2026 has been increased from the current 208 dollars to 210 dollars for workers in the textile, garment, footwear, and travel goods and bag industry," he said in a post on his official social media platforms.
This new minimum wage will take effect from January 1, 2026 onwards.
Besides the monthly minimum wage, the workers will also receive other monthly fringe benefits, including an extra 10 dollars per month for the regular attendance, an extra 7 dollars per month for transportation and rent, and seniority bonus from 2 to 11 dollars per month, he added.
The garment, footwear and travel goods sector, the kingdom's largest foreign currency earner, consists of more than 1,500 factories and branches with approximately over 900,000 workers, according to the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training.
The Southeast Asian nation exported these products worth 7.62 billion dollars during the January-June period of 2025, up 22 percent from 6.24 billion dollars over the same period last year, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise. - Xinhua
