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Road traffic injuries are a major cause of death and disability among garment and footwear factory workers in Cambodia, particularly during daily commuting to and from workplaces. Many workers rely on motorcycles and collective transport, often under conditions of weak road safety enforcement, limited helmet use, and insufficient awareness of road risks. These challenges disproportionately affect young workers and women, who make up a significant share of the workforce in the garment and footwear sector.
This project seeks to improve commuting safety for garment and footwear factory workers and surrounding communities in Cambodia by addressing behavioural, institutional, and systemic road safety risks. Implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in partnership with the AIP Foundation, the project adopts a multisectoral and worker-centred approach that integrates road safety into the broader framework of occupational safety, health, and social protection.
Key interventions include road safety training for factory workers, drivers of collective transport, and factory management; public awareness campaigns to promote helmet use and safer road user behaviour; and community-based outreach to influence road safety practices beyond factory gates. The project also supports stronger coordination among national institutions responsible for road safety, labour, transport, and health, fostering shared ownership and sustainability.
By engaging employers, workers’ organizations, government authorities, and civil society, the project strengthens institutional capacity and promotes safer commuting environments. Evidence and lessons generated through implementation are used to inform policy dialogue and support the scaling up of effective road safety measures within the garment sector and beyond.
The project contributes directly to Sustainable Development Goal targets 3.6 and 11.2, aligns with Cambodia’s national road safety priorities, and supports the objectives of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021–2030. Through practical, scalable interventions, it aims to reduce road traffic injuries and fatalities while improving the well-being, safety, and resilience of workers and their communities.
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IMPROVE COMMUTING SAFETY FOR GARMENT AND FOOTWEAR FACTORY WORKERS BY REDUCING ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES AND FATALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH DAILY TRAVEL TO AND FROM WORKPLACES.
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PROMOTE SAFER ROAD USER BEHAVIOUR AMONG WORKERS, COLLECTIVE TRANSPORT DRIVERS, AND COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING TARGET FACTORIES, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON HELMET USE AND RISK REDUCTION.
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STRENGTHEN INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AND COORDINATION AMONG LABOUR, TRANSPORT, ROAD SAFETY, HEALTH, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES TO SUPPORT EFFECTIVE ROAD SAFETY GOVERNANCE.
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INTEGRATE ROAD SAFETY INTO WORKPLACE AND COMMUNITY SYSTEMS THROUGH TRAINING, AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, AND EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT, LINKING ROAD SAFETY WITH OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH.
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GENERATE EVIDENCE AND LESSONS LEARNED TO INFORM POLICY DIALOGUE, SUPPORT SCALING UP OF EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS, AND STRENGTHEN NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY PROGRAMMING.
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ADVANCE NATIONAL AND GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY COMMITMENTS BY CONTRIBUTING TO SDG TARGETS 3.6 AND 11.2 AND THE DECADE OF ACTION FOR ROAD SAFETY 2021–2030.
