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112 Workers Lose Their Lives in January

HEALTH AND SAFETY LABOR WATCH REPORT

112 Workers Lose Their Lives in January

According to the figures shared by the Health and Safety Labor Watch, while 12 of the deceased workers were women, 100 of them were men. Seven immigrant/refugee workers also lost their lives is occupational homicides in January.

10 February 2020

At Least 155 Workers Lose Their Lives in October

HEALTH AND SAFETY LABOR WATCH REPORT

At Least 155 Workers Lose Their Lives in October

According to the figures announced by the Health and Safety Labor Watch, 1,477 workers have lost their lives in occupational homicides in the first 10 months of 2019. 155 workers, including two children and seven women, died in October.

4 November 2019

300 Workers Halt Work at İstanbul Airport in Protest of an Occupational Homicide

300 Workers Halt Work at İstanbul Airport in Protest of an Occupational Homicide

After 18-year-old worker Mehmet Aydın has lost his life by falling down an elevator shaft at İstanbul Airport, around 300 workers have halted work. "We will not start working until the necessary safety measures are taken", the workers have announced.

1 November 2019

'There's No Work Safety, It is Only on Paper'

OCCUPATIONAL HOMICIDE AT CONSTRUCTION SITE

'There's No Work Safety, It is Only on Paper'

Two workers fell and lost their lives at a bulding under construction in İzmir. Speaking to bianet about the occupational homicide, construction worker Kalın said, "They began working that day. We didn't even know their names properly."

6 September 2019 Ayça Söylemez

506 Refugees Lose Their Lives in Occupational Homicides in 6 Years

LABORERS’ HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY ASSEMBLY

506 Refugees Lose Their Lives in Occupational Homicides in 6 Years

According to the report of Laborers’ Health and Occupational Safety (İSİG) Assembly, 163 occupational homicides took place in July. While six of the deceased were children, 10 of them were women and six of them were refugees.

At Least 26 Child Workers Lose Their Lives in the First Five Months of 2019

LABORERS’ HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY (İSİG) ASSEMBLY

At Least 26 Child Workers Lose Their Lives in the First Five Months of 2019

According to a report released by the Laborers’ Health and Occupational Safety (İSİG) Assembly on the occasion of June 12 World Day Against Child Labor, at least 26 child workers have lost their lives in the first five months of 2019.

Judicial Fines, Verdicts of Acquittal Upheld in Case of Occupational Homicide at Torun Center

Judicial Fines, Verdicts of Acquittal Upheld in Case of Occupational Homicide at Torun Center

The court of appeal has upheld the judicial fines imposed on nine defendants and verdicts of acquittal given to 16 defendants in the lawsuit filed into the occupational homicide that claimed the lives of 10 workers at the construction of Torun Center in İstanbul.

Miners Who Lost Their Lives in Occupational Homicide in Soma Commemorated

Miners Who Lost Their Lives in Occupational Homicide in Soma Commemorated

It has been five years since 301 mine workers lost their lives in occupational homicide in Soma, Manisa. In the fifth year of the massacre, labor unions, professional and human rights organizations have been commemorating the miners across Turkey.

Soma Occupational Homicide Case: Company Board Chair Gürkan Released

Soma Occupational Homicide Case: Company Board Chair Gürkan Released

A court has released businessperson Can Gürkan in the case of the 2014 occupational homicide in Soma coal mine which claimed 301 lives.

Occupational Homicide on Set of Netflix Series Protested on Social Media

Occupational Homicide on Set of Netflix Series Protested on Social Media

A worker's death on the set of the series "the Gift" allegedly because of negligence has been protested on social media under the hashtag "we don't want to die on sets."

At Least 155 Workers Lose Their Lives in January

LABORERS’ HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY ASSEMBLY

At Least 155 Workers Lose Their Lives in January

According to a report released by the Laborers’ Health and Occupational Safety (İSİG) Assembly, at least 155 workers, including 10 children and 11 women, have lost their lives in occupational homicides across Turkey in the first month of 2019.

4 February 2019

Agricultural Child Worker Loses His Life in Urfa

Agricultural Child Worker Loses His Life in Urfa

A child worker, who was working in a cotton field in Urfa, has fallen into an agricultural machine and lost his life. The figures shared by the İSİG Assembly have shown that at least 67 child laborers lost their lives in occupational homicides in 2018.

23 January 2019

Minister of Transport: 25 of 55 Workers Died by 'Natural Causes' in 3rd Airport

Minister of Transport: 25 of 55 Workers Died by 'Natural Causes' in 3rd Airport

According to Minister of Transport Cahit Turhan, deaths by natural causes in the construction of the 3rd Airport “were not caused by the workplace or the employer.” As for the unnatural deaths, the Minister has stated flaws of the killed workers as reason.

17 January 2019

5 Workers from Syria Lose Their Lives in Fire

5 Workers from Syria Lose Their Lives in Fire

Five workers from Syria have lost their lives in a fire that broke out in Ankara Furniture Manufacturers’ Site in Ankara. Throughout 2018, at least 108 migrant-refugee workers lost their lives in occupational homicides in Turkey.

17 January 2019

At Least 154 Workers Lost Their Lives in November

LABORERS’ HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY ASSEMBLY

At Least 154 Workers Lost Their Lives in November

The Laborers’ Health and Occupational Safety (İSİG) Assembly has announced that at least 154 workers died in occupational homicides across Turkey in November. Between the years 2002 and 2018, 1,693 mine workers have also lost their lives.

4 December 2018

At Least 177 Workers Lost Their Lives in October

LABORERS’ HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY ASSEMBLY

At Least 177 Workers Lost Their Lives in October

In the first ten months of 2018, 1,640 workers have lost their lives in occupational homicides across Turkey. At least 177 workers, two of whom were children and ten of whom were women, lost their lives in October.

5 November 2018

157 Workers Lost Their Lives in September

LABORERS’ HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY ASSEMBLY

157 Workers Lost Their Lives in September

The Laborers’ Health and Occupational Safety Assembly has stated that at least 157 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides in September 2018.

Verdict Announced in Soma Trial, Families Protest

Verdict Announced in Soma Trial, Families Protest

Court has announced its verdict after three years in occupational homicide trial in which 301 workers lost their lives. Can Gürkan is sentenced to 15 years, İsmail Adalı to 22.5 years, and Ertan Ersoy and Akın Çelik to 18.5 years in prison.

‘At Least 149 Workers Lost Their Lives in June’

LABORERS’ HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY ASSEMBLY

‘At Least 149 Workers Lost Their Lives in June’

In the first half of 2018, 907 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides. In June, 149 workers, six of whom were children and nine of whom were women, lost their lives.

‘319 Child Workers Lost Their Lives Since 2013’

‘319 Child Workers Lost Their Lives Since 2013’

Ankara Laborers’ Health and Occupation Safety Assembly has said, “Prohibit child labor”.

At Least 166 Workers Lose Their Lives in May

At Least 166 Workers Lose Their Lives in May

The number of workers who lost their lives in occupation homicides in the first five months in 2018 has become 754 in Turkey. 14 child workers five of whom were aged under 14 lost their lives.

We Commemorate 301 Miners from Soma with Their Names at 21st Hearing

We Commemorate 301 Miners from Soma with Their Names at 21st Hearing

We commemorate 301 miners who lost their lives in an occupational homicide in Soma on May 13, 2014 with their names after the Prosecutor's Office has presented the dictum in the three-year lawsuit.

Laborer Health Commission: At Least 141 Workers Die in January

Laborer Health Commission: At Least 141 Workers Die in January

According to stats by Laborer Health and Occupational Safety Assembly, at least 141 workers including five children, two women and 10 refugees/immigrants lost their lives in January.

5 February 2018

At Least 2,006 Workers Lose Their Lives in 2017

At Least 2,006 Workers Lose Their Lives in 2017

Laborer Health and Occupational Safety Assembly has declared that at least 2,006 workers lost their lives in 2017.

Iron Piece Falling on Worker Kills Him

Iron Piece Falling on Worker Kills Him

Cleaning worker on whose head an iron piece fell at Bakırköy Sports Foundation Social Facilities has lost his life on the scene.

11 December 2017

170 Workers Die in November

170 Workers Die in November

According to the stats by Assembly of Worker Health and Occupational Safety, at least 170 workers in November and 1,851 in the first 11 months of 2017 lost their lives.

4 December 2017

19 Coal Mine Managers Detained in Şırnak

19 Coal Mine Managers Detained in Şırnak

Şırnak Governorship has stated that 19 managers have been detained as part of the investigation launched into the mine collapse that killed seven workers.

25 October 2017

Unlicenced Coal Mine Collapses in Şırnak Killing 6 Workers

Unlicenced Coal Mine Collapses in Şırnak Killing 6 Workers

An unlicenced coal mine has collapsed in Turkey’s southeastern province of Şirnak leaving six workers dead and one worker severely injured. Rescue units continue searching for another worker trapped in the collapsed site.

17 October 2017

4 Arrested Over Explosion in Tüpraş İzmir Refinery Killing 4 Workers

4 Arrested Over Explosion in Tüpraş İzmir Refinery Killing 4 Workers

As a part of the investigation launched into the explosion in Türpraş Refinery in Turkey’s western province of İzmir, in which 4 workers lost their lives, the safety expert of the enterprise, the owner of the subcontractor firm, the site manager and the montage headworker have been arrested.

16 October 2017

Explosion in Tüpraş İzmir Oil Refinery: 4 Workers Killed

Explosion in Tüpraş İzmir Oil Refinery: 4 Workers Killed

Four workers have lost their lives and two others have been injured in an explosion in Türpraş Refinery in Turkey’s western province of İzmir.

11 October 2017

University Student Loses His Life in Occupational Homicide

University Student Loses His Life in Occupational Homicide

Working as portage, university student Salim Karapınar falling down an elevator shaft has lost his life.

146 Workers Killed in Occupational Homicides in May

146 Workers Killed in Occupational Homicides in May

According to the Occupational Health and Safety Council, at least 146 workers have lost their lives in occupational homicides in May and at least 741 workers in the first five months of 2017.

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