KAMPONG CHAM, Cambodia – January 15, 2025 Cambodia’s garment and footwear industry employs more than 870,000 workers across 1,200 exporting factories. Despite being the bedrock of the $13 billion USD industry, thousands of these workers face increasingly heavy traffic, unsafe and overloaded vehicles, and dangerous road user behaviors in their daily commute to work. Workers,
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – June 27, 2024 Safe commuting practices are a crucial pillar of societal well-being and productivity for all. In Cambodia, thousands of garment and footwear factory workers risk their lives traveling to and from work. Despite the fact that Cambodia’s garment and footwear sector growth over the last decade has been impressive,
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – April 30, 2024 Around the world, the daily commute is a cornerstone of modern life. Many of us have access to safe public transportation options, and some of us can even walk or ride a bicycle to work. Safe commuting practices are a crucial pillar of societal well-being and productivity for
KAMPONG THOM Province, Cambodia – February 07, 2024 As part of the SAFE STEPS – Road Safety programme, with support from Prudence Foundation through Prudential Cambodia, inaugurates the completed road safety modifications at Stueng Sen High school. Small steps lead to big changes, and today, we saw a monumental change safeguarding the school community with
KAMPONG CHNANG, Cambodia – January 20, 2024 In 2022, more than 3,900 Cambodian factory workers were injured as transportation vehicles for workers are often poorly maintained, overloaded, and unsafe for passenger transportation. These commuting risks are preventable. To address these dangers as part of the Prevention & Participation Program, AIP Foundation and VF Corporation hosted
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – December 18, 2023 The government of Cambodia has designated road safety as a top priority for all of its citizens. In October, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport issued guidelines to change the traffic sign, reducing the speed limit traffic sign in school zones from a maximum of 40 km/h
KAMPONG Thom Province, Cambodia – June 17, 2023 As part of the SAFE STEPS – Road Safety programme currently implemented in Cambodia, with support from Prudential Cambodia and the Prudence Foundation, a new province kick-off ceremony took place in June 2023 across three schools to safeguard the lives of Cambodian students and ease their access
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – June 13, 2023 AIP Foundation – a nonprofit organization focusing on safe, sustainable and equitable mobility – is hosting an annual workshop to share best practices and experiences on how to improve commuting safety for Cambodian workers as part of the Prevention and Participation program supported by VF Corporation. The workshop
KAMPOT Province, Cambodia – March 25, 2023 As part of the SAFE STEPS – Road Safety programme, with support from Prudential Cambodia , a helmet handover ceremony was held at Hun Sen Trosek Koang High School, with approximately 600 students and 75 teachers attending. The helmet handover ceremony is co-organized with AIP Foundation and in
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia— January 17, 2023 Every year, many families all around Cambodia gather around for the informal lunar new year celebrations. It is a time for family, and friends, feasting and celebrating the New Year that is yet to come. During this time, however, the roads become more dangerous as people venture out in