44 garment factory Workers Hurt in Road Traffic Accident

14 August 2012
The Cambodia Daily
Crime and law enforcement / Infrastructure / Labor / Rail / Traffic violations / Transport infrastructure and facilities
Better Factories Cambodia / Garment factories / garment factory workers / garment sector / transportation issues / work transportation / workplace safety issues

Forty-four garment factory workers were injured in a traffic accident yesterday morning in Svay Rieng province as they traveled to work in the back of an open truck, police said. The workers were riding in the truck when it overturned after colliding with a tractor-trailer on national Road 1 in Chantrea district, district police chief So Sithorn said. The safety of factory workers has been an issue in recent months, with much of the emphasis on workplace safety. But transportation issues are a concern as well, said Eun Tint, communications officer for the International Labor Organization's Better Factories Cambodia. Garment workers generally have no choice but to use factory-provided transportation-overcrowded flatbed trucks with bars to grip as they stand in the back. ...