China's BRI flagship project in Cambodia elevates local workers' livelihoods

STORY: China's BRI flagship project in Cambodia elevates local workers' livelihoods DATELINE: May 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the economic zone 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): MEORT SOEURT, Employee, General Tire Technology (Cambodia) factory in SSEZ 3. various of employees 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): EM SREYDA, Employee, General Tire Technology (Cambodia) factory in SSEZ 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): KREONG SAMBOL, Worker at a plywood factory in SSEZ STORYLINE: Situated in southwest Cambodia, the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ), a flagship project under China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is not only a key manufacturing base, but also a venue for the development of skilled labor. The 11-square-km zone was founded in 2008. It currently houses 175 factories from China, Europe, the United States, Southeast Asia and other regions, generating nearly 30,000 local jobs. Those enterprises manufacture clothes, shoes, luggage and leathe