289 Workers Killed on the Road in 2014

According to Worker Health and Occupation Safety Assembly, 289 workers died due to traffic and shuttle service accident so far in 2014. The toll was 433 in 2013.

Nilay Vardar

A considerable amount of workplace murders occur during transport in Turkey with traffic and shuttle service accidents.

According to Worker Health and Occupation Safety Assembly, 289 workers died due to traffic and shuttle service accident so far in 2014. The toll was 433 in 2013 out of 1235 workplace-related deaths that year.

22 of 100 traffic related deaths

When we look again to this year’s report, 289 workers died due to traffic and shuttle service accident so far in 2014.

The distribution of traffic/shuttle service accidents in the workplace murders was distributed as follows: 28 workers in September, 48 workers in August, 33 workers in July, 30 workers in June, 29 workers in May. Amid the tolls, seasonal worker deaths take a big part which can be explained through overcrowded transport options for seasonal workers who commute during the months of May and October. It can also be noted that workers died in traffic accidents during their shuttle ride to work. (NV/BM)

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Nilay Vardar

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