Minimum wages surge across Southeast Asia

Favoring protectionism over productivity risks discouraging foreign investment

20181026N cambodia workers (Reuters)

Cambodia's minimum wage, which determines the pay of many garment workers, has risen sharply in recent years.

YUI NAKAMURA, YUICHI NITTA and TOMOYA ONISHI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/YANGON/HANOI -- Minimum wages in Southeast Asia are rising sharply as governments strive to please their publics, but the trend could slow foreign investment as the region loses its edge as a low-cost production hub.

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