The Labor Ministry is considering constructing a railway line connecting Phnom Penh and select provinces to special economic zones (SEZ) or industrial areas in response to the high number of road accidents involving commuting workers. Speaking at the 2016 Annual Report and Direction for 2017 of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) meeting, Labor Minister Ith Samheng said he was discussing the idea with the Public Works and Transport Ministry in an effort to tackle the number of road accidents resulting from workers commuting in overcrowded vehicles which are often driven recklessly.
 

“Moreover, we are also discussing with some partners to get them to invest in the safety of workers’ transportation rather than using the current transportation system which involves trucks,” Mr. Samheng said. “However this project, which will be relevant to various sectors, will need us to discuss it a lot and thoroughly think about,” he added.
 

In the meantime, Mr. Samheng said the NSSF will continue to educate drivers who transport truckloads of workers daily and will cooperate with the relevant ministries to promote the traffic law in the hope of reducing accident rates. However Ath Thorn, the president of the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union (CCAWDU),said that building a railway specifically for workers was skirting the issue of poor enforcement of the traffic law.

 

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Democratic Union (CCAWDU),said that building a railway specifically for workers was skirting the issue of poor enforcement of the traffic law. exactly ?????