Pilot Project to Boost Nutrition for Cambodian Garment Workers

A study by the International Labor Organization, the U.N.’s labor body, shows most Cambodian garment workers do not eat enough nutritious food and that, as a result, many are anemic and even underweight. Now, a pilot project will feed workers at five factories a free daily meal for the next year and measure their health and productivity. The idea is to persuade factories and the Cambodian government of the economic benefit of providing free meals. It’s 11 a.m. outside the Gladpeer garment...

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