ISIG: At least 144 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides in February

According to the Health and Safety Labor Watch, at least 144 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides in February.

The Health and Safety Labor Watch (ISIG) announced the workplace homicides report for February. The report drew attention to the deaths of the mine workers in Erzingan's Licik (İlic) district.

The report included the observation report of the Independent Maden-İş Union regarding the mining disaster, and also drew attention to the Kafkametler cargo ship that sank in the Black Sea on 19 November and the Batuhan A cargo ship that sank in the Marmara on 15 February, and stated that the deaths of sea workers were not considered "occupational murders".

According to the report, at least 144 workers lost their lives in workplace homicides in February. That means, "at least" 5 workers every day.

The distribution of occupational murders by sector is as follows: 39 workers in the construction, road business line; 17 workers in the transportation sector; 13 workers in the mining sector; 12 laborers (5 workers and 7 farmers) in the agriculture and forestry sector; 11 workers in the metal sector; 8 workers in the municipality, general works sector; 7 workers in the ship, shipyard, marine, port sector; 6 workers in the accommodation and entertainment sector; 4 workers in the textile, leather sector; 4 workers in the wood and paper sector; 4 workers in the trade, office, education, cinema sector; 3 workers in the cement, soil and glass sector; 3 workers in the health, social services sector; 2 workers in the food, sugar sector; 2 workers in petro-chemistry, tire sector. The sector 9 workers who lost their lives belonged to could not be established.

Most deaths occurred in the construction sector, while the distribution of occupational homicides by age groups in February was reported as follows: "One child worker aged 14 or under, 5 child/young workers aged 15-17, 28 workers aged 18-29, 61 workers aged 30-49, 35 workers aged 50-64, 10 workers aged 65 and over, and 4 workers of unknown age lost their lives."

During the month of February, 6 child workers under the age of 18 lost their lives. There have been 13 child worker deaths in the last two months. More than half of child labor deaths occurred in the agricultural sector.

The distribution of occupational murders according to their 'causes' was as follows: 31 workers died due to falling from height; 31 workers due to crushing and collapse; 25 workers due to traffic and service accidents; 14 workers due to heart attack, brain haemorrhage; 11 workers due to poisoning, drowning; 6 workers due to violence; 5 workers due to explosion and burning; 4 workers due to object impact or fall; 3 workers due to suicide; one worker due to electric shock; 13 workers for other reasons."