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At least 2,170 workers died in occupational homicides in 2021

HEALTH AND SAFETY LABOR WATCH

At least 2,170 workers died in occupational homicides in 2021

The Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG) has released its annual report on occupational homicides in Turkey in 2021: 86 percent of the deceased workers were wage earners while 14 percent were self-employed.

10 January 2022

Occupational homicide in Muğla: One worker loses his life

Occupational homicide in Muğla: One worker loses his life

Four workers were trapped in the wreckage following a collapse at a construction site in Muğla’s Ula district. Cüneyt Ölmez, one of the wounded workers, has lost his life at the hospital where he was taken.

2 Arrested in Soma Trial Released; Why?

2 Arrested in Soma Trial Released; Why?

Asking on grounds of which documents and evidence the two suspect in Soma trial found to have genuine fault in five expert reports, have been released, Attorney Demir has noted; “The court has shown its true color, cracked the door open and begun to release starting from lower levels”.

28 December 2015 Nilay Vardar

15 Seasonal Workers Die, Death Toll Reaches 227 in 6 Months

15 Seasonal Workers Die, Death Toll Reaches 227 in 6 Months

15 laborers were killed in a traffic accident in Manisa province of Turkey. In the first half of 2015, 227 workers died on the road while 168 laborers who were working in the fields died.

Workers Died on Workers' Day

Workers Died on Workers' Day

A worker died in Istanbul due to an explosion in a foundry, an art assistant died at a film set in Kağıthane, İstanbul and a worker died in Ankara on May 1.

"There Should Be A Parliamentary Inquiry About the Death of Workers”

RESEARCH PROPOSAL FROM KÜRKÇÜ

"There Should Be A Parliamentary Inquiry About the Death of Workers”

Based on Occupational Health and Safety Council's report, Ertuğrul Kürkçü asked for a Parliamentary Inquiry about the death of workers.