Cambodia's garment workers fret over deadly daily commutes

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Gripping her friend's shoulder as a truck packed with 30 Cambodian garment workers tears down a pot-holed street, Nguon Sanit says her days are ...

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KAMPONG SPEU, CAMBODIA: Gripping her friend's shoulder as a truck packed with 30 Cambodian garment workers tears down a pot-holed street, Nguon Sanit says her days are bookended by fear of dying on the kingdom's treacherous roads.

Garment workers have won a monthly minimum wage of US$190, which adds up to nearly twice the average annual income, but is still a low salary in a poor country that forces them into unpleasant compromises. Drivers start early in the morning before taking a break, during which they may start drinking with colleagues before it is time to pick up the workers, says trade unionist Pav Sina.Road accidents are a leading cause of death in Cambodia. Garment factories - which now employ up to 700,000 people - are strung along highways in several provinces.

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