Table 1: Terminal Compensation Requirements (Selected Countries) Country Severance Pay Pay in Lieu of Notice Requirement Requirement Typical Total Amount Owed to Worker with 5 Years of Service (including unused vacation, bonuses, etc.) Bangladesh 1 month’s wages per year of service.17 1 month’s wages if formally retrenched, otherwise 1–4 months’ wages depending on circumstances.18 If formally retrenched, US$36419 Cambodia Long-term contract (“UDC”) employee: 7–90 days’ wages based on length of service.22 If dismissal with valid reason (but no serious misconduct): US$1,290 Short-term contract (“FDC”) employee: 0–15 days’ wages based on length of contract.23 If dismissal without valid reason: US$1,890 El Salvador 30 days’ wages per year of service.24 None. Payment of severance and pro-rated vacation and year-end bonus: US$2,00925 Dominican Republic Long-term contract (“UDC”) employee: 15 days’ wages per year of service before 2019, plus 15 days,20 plus equal amount of damages if dismissal without valid reason. Short-term contract (“FDC”) employee: wages for remaining term of contract, plus 5% of total wages earned under current contract.21 India Indonesia Jordan (Migrant workers on fixed-term contracts) If otherwise dismissed without cause: US$541 In case of employer’s bankruptcy: 15 days’ wages per year of service.26 In case of employer’s bankruptcy: None. In case of employer’s bankruptcy: US$718 Otherwise, for employee with 5+ years of service, 23 days’ wages for each year; for 1–4 years of service, 21 days’ wages for each year; for 6 months– 1 year, 13 days’ wages per year.27 Otherwise, for a worker with 1+ years of service or more, 28 days’ wages.28 Otherwise: US$1,288 15 days’ wages per year of service,29 In cases of retrenchment, plus, for a worker with 5+ years of 30 days’ wages.30 service, gratuity of 15 days’ wages for each year of service. In other cases of closure, 60 days’ wages.31 If ordinary retrenchment: US$978 If factory closes: US$1,095 1 month’s wages, plus 1 month’s None. wages per year of service up to 9 months’ wages; plus 1 month’s wages for every 3 full years of service, to an additional 8 months; plus, for a worker who ordinarily receives housing or medical allowances, an additional 15% of the total amount,32 and in cases before October 2020, the total doubled if the termination was not due to bankruptcy or 2 years of financial losses for the employer.33 In case of bankruptcy, 2 years of financial losses for employer, and all cases after October 2020: US$1,448 Wages for the remainder of fixedNone. term contract.34 If employed until end of contract: US$166 (unused annual leave only) In other cases before October 2020: US$2,896 Benefit from security agency after completion of social initial contract (3 years): US$1,11735 Benefit from social security agency: US$1,862 Myanmar 2 weeks’ to 13 months’ wages depending on length of service.36 30 days’ wages.37 US$438 Thailand 20+ years of service: 400 days’ wages; 10–19 years: 300 days’ wages; 6–9 years: 240 days’ wages; 3–5 years: 180 days’ wages; 1–3 years: 90 days’ wages; 6–12 months: 30 days’ wages.38 1 pay period’s wages.39 US$2,247 WRC yz Fired, Then Robbed zy Page 7