Wednesday, 03 October 2012
By Anne Renzenbrink
Phnom Penh Post
The salary for Cambodian civil servants has seen an average increase of 540 per cent compared to salaries in 2001, according to a report from the national news agency Agence Kampuchea Presse last Thursday.
The information was given by Sok An, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers in a meeting on public administrative reform on September 25.
Yim Serey Vathanak, national project coordinator on trade unions for social justice of the ILO for Workers Activities, said on average, civil servants earn about US$80 per month.
It was difficult to see a trend in the country’s general salary development and to generalise trends for other sectors, he added.
Yim Serey Vathanak said the garment sector was an exception because it had seen several wage increases since 2000.
According to the 2011-2012 Private Sector Salary and Benefits Survey by HRINC Cambodia, an annual survey based on the answers provided by 31 participating companies, respondents said salaries for employees had increased by 10 per cent on average during 2011 and 2012.
However, HRINC Cambodia Senior Analyst Nil Keorachana said Cambodia’s private sector did not see a general increase in salary levels and that company salary increases would depend upon employee performance.
According to Yim Serey Vathanak, employees in Cambodia’s banking and hotel sector earned relatively high wages.
“In the hotel sector, especially three stars upwards, they get good salaries and good working conditions,” he said.
To contact the reporter on this story: Anne Renzenbrink at anne.renzenbrink@phnompenhpost.com
3 comments:
Sok An the Vietnamese deputy Prime Minister and Hun Sen businessman said the average salary has increased by 540% since 2001. That means In 2001 Sok An was only getting $5 a month?
Why is this Youn lying from his ass?
If these thugs earn $5.00 month how in the hell they got milkions dollars for mistresses? Kok Anh missing 58 milkions dollars? Accused Tep Kolap for stealing it,and trying to kill her? Insane ah kok anh and ah Sok.Anh.
Why increasing payroll to public servants now? I smell ass kissing to get their vote in 2013,this is how Cpp thugs using their tactics / tricks to get people to vote for them in 2013 election folks! Why now???!?!!!!??? Tell us why now!?....
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