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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