People watch as a roof of a
relaxing shelter is lifted from the water after it collapsed behind a
factory in Phnom Penh on May 20, 2013.
A COLLAPSING structure injured 23 workers Monday at a Cambodian
factory producing garments for fashion brand H&M, police said, the
latest incident to raise concerns about regional industrial safety.
At least 23 workers were injured at a Cambodian factory that
produced western fashion on Monday, police said, the latest incident to
raise concerns about industrial safety in the region.
A concrete
and metal shelter, where workers were resting during their lunch break,
fell down in the compound of the Hong Kong Chinese-owned Top World
factory located in Phnom Penh, said local police chief Hy Narin.
"The shelter is old and it collapsed into the lake while the workers were having lunch there," he told AFP.
"No one died but 23 workers were injured," Hy Narin said, adding that the workers were rushed to hospital for treatment.
The
factory produces clothes for Swedish fashion giant H&M, according
to Ath Thun, president of the Cambodian Labour Confederation.
"With this latest incident, we are worried about the safety of the garment workers," he told AFP.
It
was not immediately clear what triggered the collapse of the shelter.
Authorities and rescuers were seen searching the site to ensure nobody
was trapped underneath, according witnesses.
The latest incident
happened just days after a ceiling Taiwanese-owned shoe factory in
Cambodia collapsed on Thursday, killing two workers.
The accidents
have added to concerns about safety in Asia's garment industry after a
factory collapse last month in Bangladesh that killed 1127 people in one
of the world's worst industrial disasters.
Cambodia earned $US4.6
billion ($4.7 billion) from its garment exports last year but a series
of strikes has highlighted discontent at low wages and tough conditions.
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