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	The announcement followed recent talks between unions and the Garment Manufacturers&#39; Association in Cambodia, a trade body. Talks stalled after some unions insisted on a monthly wage of 100 dollars. Manufacturers had refused to pay more than 70 dollars.</div>
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	Ath Thorn, the president of the Cambodian Labour Confederation, a grouping of independent unions, said he was not satisfied with the 14-dollar per month raise, but would take it to the confederation&#39;s 83,000 members to hear their thoughts.//DPA</div>
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	&quot;The (offered) amount is still too small, and it&#39;s not enough to feed the workers and to meet their other (requirements),&quot; he said. &quot;I&#39;m not sure what my members will say, but I will talk to them and if they are satisfied, then it&#39;s OK.&quot; &nbsp; The pay rise is scheduled to come into effect on May 1. When combined with a statutory five-dollar health payment, workers wille arn 80 dollars before overtime.</div>

Cambodia orders wage rise for garment workers

Phnom Penh - The Cambodian government told garment manufacturers on Thursday to raise the minimum wage paid to employees in one of the country's key industries, a move that will see basic pay rise from 61 to 75 dollars a month.