Svay Rieng in the news as SE Asia garment hubs face risk; traffic tragedies in the region underscore worker danger. A Cambodian province (near Vietnam) with border ties.
Two major crashes in Cambodia have killed nine workers, with dozens more injured. A second incident involved a bus carrying factory workers; authorities report high fatalities and injuries. Cambodia's garment sector, a key export earner, employs hundreds of thousands in around 1,900 factories.