Labor activists and union leaders in Asia have joined forces to campaign
for wage rises for workers in the region’s garment industry.
The umbrella organisation, Asia Floor Wage, says garment workers are
routinely paid too little to afford the cost of living in their home
countries. And the campaign to get workers a fair minimum wage is being
taken directly [...]

29 April 2009
CAW and Thai Labour Solidarity Committee jointly organised a conference on Wage Security and Workers’ Rights in Rattanakossin-Royal Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand on the 29th of April 2009.  The conference raised discussion on wage security in the time of financial crisis, country wage profile and wage demands of labour groups in Thailand, India and Indonesia, and wage [...]

Wages for workers, especially low-skilled and informal workers, have been eroded due to the financial crisis. The financial crisis is linked to the hike in fuel and food prices which further affect jobs and devalue wages. Working class families, migrant workers, informal sector workers feel the pinch most. Millions of workers have been retrenched with [...]

Over the years, neo-liberal policies have seen a steady erosion of the concept of minimum wage and there has been a steady reduction of the wage to increase profitability under the name of competitiveness. While salaries and remunerations for executives have reached record limits, workers find themselves facing pay cuts and even retrenchment. Accordingly, the [...]