
164 workers, 7 of whom were children, died in working accidents in July

2020-08-12 15:13:46


	İSTANBUL - A total of 1,098 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides this year, according to the İSİG report.

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	At least 164 workers lost their lives during work in July, the Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG) said in the monthly report.&nbsp;

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	The report also noted that workers are still working at Dardanel canned fish factory in Çanakkale and Vestel home electronics company's factory in Manisa despite Covid-19 infections and deaths.

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	It questioned how the companies were able to obtain a "safe production document" by the Turkish Standards Institution (TSE) and whether it was aimed to protect the companies in possible future lawsuits by issuing them these documents.

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	1.098 OCCUPATIONAL HOMICIDES IN SEVEN MONTHS

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	The number of workers who lost their lives in occupational homicides rose to 1,098 at the end of July, said the report.

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	The tally was compiled from the national press (88 percent) and local press, died workers' colleagues and families, job safety specialists, workplace doctors and unions (12 percent).

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	According to the report:

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	140 (workers, civil servants) of the 164 workers who lost their lives were paid employees and 24 (farmers, shop owners) were working on their own behalf.

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	3 of the deceased were women, 184 were men, 7 were children and 6 were refugee/migrant workers.

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	Women workers died in agriculture, chemical and healthcare sectors.

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	Only 7 of the killed workers were union workers.

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	The average age of those who worked on their own behalf was 51, of paid employees was 39.

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	The highest number of deaths occurred in the sector of agriculture, construction, transportation, chemicals, metals, mining, energy, municipal/general affairs, food, health, security, textile and commerce/office.

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	The most common causes of death were crush/dent, traffic/shuttle accident, falling from a height, electric shock, Covid-19, explosion/fire, heart attack, poisoning/suffocation and violence.

	Occupational homicides occurred in 59 provinces of Turkey and two other countries.

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	The highest number of occupational homicides occurred in the provinces of Sakarya, İstanbul, Kocaeli, Mersin, Zonguldak, İzmir, Maraş and Samsun.

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