A union movement in Cambodia is growing as workers step up protests, demanding higher pay to cope with rising inflation. <br /><br />Last month the government raised the minimum wage for employees in the garment industry, which accounts for a massive portion of the country's exports, but many workers say the salary increase is not enough to meet the skyrocketing costs of food and housing rents. <br /><br />Due to a recent plunge in consumer demand from abroad, thousands of people have lost their jobs. <br /><br />Aela Callan reports from Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital, on how many are struggling to survive amid the rising costs.<br /><br />[August 12, 2010]
