ASEAN May Introduce Minimum Wage Standards Proposed by Indonesia

nsnbc : Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla told the press that both Cambodia and Vietnam support an Indonesian proposal for minimum wage standards which will be applicable to ASEAN member States.

asean_flags_NEOSpeaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum for ASEAN, Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said that “Vietnam strongly supports my comment on the need for ASEAN member States to prevent workers from being exploited.

Kalla noted that ministers from ASEAN member States soon would hold a meeting to discuss the matter. He added that all, including Cambodia, had in principle agreed on the matter. Kalla noted that the ASEAN wide minimum wage would prevent multinational corporations from playing one ASEAN member State against the other in terms of minimum wages.

Kalla added that competition is good as long as it does not harm us with regard to pressure on wages. He added that he would invite the ASEAN Secretary General to discuss the matter with Cambodia and Vietnam.  “Indonesia, Vietnam and Cambodia have many workers. We will likely ask Bangladesh. The minimum wages in Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand are already high,” he said.

Addressing the WEF on Wednesday (June 1), the Indonesian vice president called for immediate implementation of ASEAN minimum wage standards. In this regard, he cited an example that an international scale garment manufacturers have relocated their plants from Indonesia to Cambodia and Vietnam on the grounds that they offer low wages.

WEF on ASEAN held in Kuala Lumpur from June 1 to 2 was attended by a number of heads of state/government from Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Timor Leste.  On the sidelines of the event, Kalla also held talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and Deputy Vietnamese Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung, as well as Secretary General of Amnesty International Salil Shetty.

F/AK – nsnbc 05.06.2016

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