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In 2020, at least 2,427 workers lost their lives in Turkey; of 741 died due to Covid-19

In Turkey, at least 2,427 workers lost their lives in workplace manslaughters. The highest number of deaths occurred at 741 due to Covid-19.

Health and Safety Labour Watch (İSİG) published its “Year 2020 Report of Workplace Manslaughters”. According to the report, last year, at least 2,427 workers lost their lives in workplace manslaughters.

In the report, the information was shared about the workers who lost their lives, compiled in 66% from national press and 34% from workplace safety specialists, workplace doctors, trade unions and local press.

MOST OF THE DEATHS IN DECEMBER

In the report, the monthly distribution of workplace manslaughters was provided as follows:

In the month of January at least 114 workers, in the month of February at least 132 workers, in the month of March at least 113 workers, in the month of April at least 223 workers, in the month of May at least 166 workers, in the month of June at least 190 workers, in the month of July at least 164 workers, in the month of August 218 workers, in the month of September at least 211 workers, in the month of October at least 232 workers, in the month of November at least 308 workers, in the month of December at least 356 workers lost their lives in workplace manslaughters.

MOST OF DEATHS IN AGRICULTURE BUSINESS LINE

The work place manslaughters in 2020 per business lines were reported as follows:“Agriculture Forestry business line 442 laborers (224 farmers and 218 workers); Construction and Pavement business line 355 workers; Health and Social Services business line 330 workers; Trade, Office, Education, Cinema business line 296 laborers; Transportation business line 248 workers; Municipalities, General Works business line 141 workers; Metal works business line 106 workers; Defence and Security business line 79 workers; Mining business line 61 workers; Textile and Leather business line 54 workers; Nutrition, Sugar business line 44 workers; Petro-Chemistry, Rubber business line 44 workers; Accommodation, Lodging and entertainment business line 43 workers; Ship, Shipyard, Marine, Ports business line 26 workers; Wood, Paper business line 23 workers; Cement, Soil, Glass business line 14 workers; Communication business line 8 workers; Press, Journalism business line 7 workers; Bank, Finance, Insurance business line 5 workers; and 47 workers in other unknown business lines lost their lives.”

OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES, 22 ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 14 AND YOUNGER

On one hand, in the gender distribution of workplace manslaughters in 2020, it was stressed that 148 women, 2,279 men workers lost their lives.

On the other hand, in the age distribution of workplace manslaughters, drawing attention to that there are 22 child workers under the age of 14 and younger, and that there are between 46 workers in the age of between 15 and 17, it was mentioned that “between the ages 18 and 27, 258 workers; between the age of 28 and 50, 1,079 workers; between the age of 61 and 64, 708 workers; over the age of 65, 159 workers; and 155 workers at unknown age, lost their lives.”

741 WORKERS DIED DUE TO COVID-19

In 2020, 741 workers died due to Covid-19; because of traffic, transportation accidents 388 workers; because of crush or landslide 296 workers; because of fall from high elevation 237 workers; because of heart attack or brain hemorrhage 190 workers; because of physical harshness 105 workers; because of electric shock 104 workers; because of poisoning or drowning 87 workers; because of committing suicide 73 workers; because of explosion, burning 53 workers; because of falling or striking objects 27 workers; because of breaking or cutting injuries 21 workers; and due to other causes 105 workers lost their lives.48

SYRIAN, 28 AFGANWORKERS LOST THEIR LIVES IN WORKPLACE MANSLAUGHTERS

Identifying that 101 immigrant/refugee claimant workers lost their lives in 2020, the report accounted them as “48 Syrian workers, 28 Afgan workers, 5 workers from Turkmenistan, 4 workers from each of Georgia and Ozbekistan, 2 workers from each of Azerbayjan, Iran, Russia and Ukraine, 1 worker from each of Bulgaria, Iraq, Nepal, and Pakistan.”

İSTANBUL IS AT THE TOP OF THE LIST IN WORKPLACE MANSLAUGHTERS

In the report recording many workplace manslaughtering happening in 81 provinces of Turkey and outside in many other countries, the locations where the most deaths occured were listed as follows:

“325 death in Istanbul; 111 deaths in Izmir; 99 deaths in Kocaeli; 80 deaths in Ankara; 79 deaths in Bursa; 67 deaths in Antalya; 66 deaths in Konya; 65 deaths in Aydin; 61 deaths in each of Denizli and Samsun; 60 deaths in Adana; 58 deaths in Gaziantep; 57 deaths in Sakarya; 54 deaths in each of Manisa and Sanliurfa; 52 deaths in Mersin; 46 deaths in Van; 45 deaths in Mugla; 41 deaths in each of Diyarbakir and Hatay; 40 deaths in Kayseri; 38 deaths in Kahramanmaras; 34 deaths in Zonguldak; 29 deaths in Malatya; 28 deaths in Tekirdag; 27 deaths in Trabzon; 26 deaths in Ordu; 25 deaths in Sivas; 24 deaths in Kastamonu; 23 deaths in Balıkesir; 22 deaths in Osmaniye; 20 deaths in each of Elazig, Isparta and Mardin; 19 deaths in Sirnak; 18 deaths in each of Bolu and Canakkale; 17 deaths in each of Afyon, Edirne and Erzurum; 16 deaths in Karaman; 15 deaths in each of Agri, Corum and Kutahya; 14 deaths in each of Adiyaman, Eskisehir and Nevsehir; 13 deaths in Usak; 12 deaths in each of Aksaray, Bilecik, Karabuk, Nigde and Tokat; 11 deaths in each of Batman, Cankiri, Duzce and Erzincan; 10 deaths in each of Burdur, Kirklareli and Rize; 9 deaths in each of Artvin, Giresun, Gumushane and Kırıkkale; 8 deaths in each of Kirsehir and Yalova; 7 deaths in each of Amasya, Bingol, Hakkari and Siirt; 6 deaths in each of Bartin and Kilis; 5 deaths in each of Bitlis, Sinop and Yozgat; 4 deaths in each of Bayburt ve Kars; 3 deaths in Mus and Tunceli; 2 deaths in each of Ardahan and Igdir; 48 deaths outside the country.” (EVRENSEL DAILY)


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