130 garment, footwear factory workers killed last year in Cambodia in road crashes
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PHNOM PENH, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- At least 130 garment and footwear factory workers in Cambodia were killed in road crashes in 2015, according to a report from the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) on Thursday.
Besides the fatalities, 7,357 other workers were injured in 6, 491 traffic accident cases, the report said, adding that the accidents happened while they were being transporting to and from factories.
According to the report, 74 percent of the victims travelled by motorcycles, 13 percent by trucks, and the rest by other means of transport.
NSSF's director Ouk Samvithya told a press conference that the NSSF officials had educated more than 10,000 workers in 90 factories about road safety, labor safety and condition, and social security fund advantages last year.
"Our road safety team has also actively advised drivers, who transport workers to and from factories, about traffic law and regular vehicle checks," he said.
Transporting workers in open trucks to and from factories is common in this Southeast Asian country. On Tuesday, two trucks carrying garment factory workers crashed into each other in western Kampong Speu province, leaving five female workers dead and 68 others injured.
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School of Vice: Only in the Kingdom of Wonder can officials expect to "resolve" mounting social issues without being bound to any measure or norm governing public administrative responsibility or accountability!
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PHNOM PENH, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- At least 130 garment and footwear factory workers in Cambodia were killed in road crashes in 2015, according to a report from the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) on Thursday.
Besides the fatalities, 7,357 other workers were injured in 6, 491 traffic accident cases, the report said, adding that the accidents happened while they were being transporting to and from factories.
According to the report, 74 percent of the victims travelled by motorcycles, 13 percent by trucks, and the rest by other means of transport.
NSSF's director Ouk Samvithya told a press conference that the NSSF officials had educated more than 10,000 workers in 90 factories about road safety, labor safety and condition, and social security fund advantages last year.
"Our road safety team has also actively advised drivers, who transport workers to and from factories, about traffic law and regular vehicle checks," he said.
Transporting workers in open trucks to and from factories is common in this Southeast Asian country. On Tuesday, two trucks carrying garment factory workers crashed into each other in western Kampong Speu province, leaving five female workers dead and 68 others injured.
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