Another construction worker killed

An 18-year-old man became the third construction worker in three days to be killed on the job after part of a building collapsed on him and three co-workers – including two 15-year-olds – on Monday, police said.

Yu Bunrong, from Kampong Cham province’s Koh Sotin district, died in hospital hours after the newly constructed storage building in Sen Sok district crashed down on him. …

Dave Welsh, from labour-rights group Solidarity Center/ACILS, said the latest death raised even more questions about safety, accountability and compensation in the construction industry.

“Unfortunately, you only hear about [a lot of these cases] through word of mouth, because these workers are considered informal,” he said. …

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