ANNEX A (continued) Date of report and number of factories monitored
Findings • Workers in one factory fully complied with legal requirements before going on strike, and workers in two factories partially complied with those requirements. Workers in four factories did not comply with applicable rules and procedures before going on strike. All but one of the strikes covered by this report were peaceful. • All but one of the monitored factories pay regular workers the minimum wage for ordinary hours of work. About 84 percent of the factories pay regular workers (including probationary workers, and workers paid by piece rate) correct wages for normal overtime work.
Mar 2006 (Report 16) 44 factories
• For casual workers, about 61 percent of the factories comply with minimum wage requirements, and 86 percent are paying the correct rate for normal overtime work. • About 82 percent of the monitored factories provide 18 days of paid annual leave. Some 59 percent pay the correct entitlement during maternity leave (noncompliant factories typically pay workers half their wages, but do not pay half of their other benefits). Less than one-quarter of the monitored factories pay sick leave in accordance with MOLVT policy. • Just over half of the monitored factories ensure that overtime work is voluntary. Moreover, overtime work is not exceptional in two-thirds of the factories monitored, and more than two-thirds of the factories do not limit overtime to two hours per day. • Progress in meeting health and safety standards was mixed. Nearly half of the factories provided some personal protective equipment to workers. However, about 70 percent of the factories failed to install safety guards on all machines.
SOURCE: Compiled from Better Factories Cambodia quarterly synthesis reports. NOTE: MOLVT = Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training.