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Worker Safety

Workers Rights / Occupational Hazards

30 August 2022

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Workers riding a "romork" back home from at Kandal province, Cambodia. Garment and footwear sector workers are disproportionately involved in road accidents in many countries. The reasons behind this include commuting long distances, using less safe forms of transport such as motorcycles, walking to work, and sharing roads with heavy commercial vehicles.

ILO, Nike Launch Initiative to Reduce Casualties from Road Accidents Among Garment Workers

Garment and footwear workers are disproportionately affected by road accidents; a new project under the aegis of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Vision Zero Fund and Nike Inc aims to find out why and offer tools to improve safety.

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Tracing Wool / Sheep Inc Interview

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