Worker Health and Work Security Assembly released a report saying that at least 70 workers were killed from work-related injuries in February 2014.
The casualties included 5 children and 4 women.
The report revealed that most casualties occurred in construction, transport, agriculture and trade/education/office sectors. Most cases were reported in Adana, Antalya, Hatay and Kocaeli.
The construction sector topped the causalities (30) as 17 died from fall-related accidents where workers were said to be working without insurance, low-paid and only temporarily contracted.
Other notable casualties occurred in the several sectors: Transport (9), agriculture (7), trade/education/office (7).
5 children died
Among deceased workers, 5 were children with 3 less than 14 years old and 2 between 15 and 17 years old.
While Ahmet Güneysu (12) died of electric shock, Seyrani Köstü (15), a shephard, has been shot dead. Abdul Hakim (16), a constuction worker from Syria and Emre Aksüt (17) died due to falls in the construction area. Yavuzhan Gemisi (13), a football player, died of heart failure during his training.
6 workers from Syria reportedly died while they workers with no contract and 10 liras per day plus meal. 9 were aged above 51.
Casualties, name by name
Hakan Dağ, Hasan Akar, Hasan Tahsin Güneysu, Ahmet Güneysu, Sibel Can Polatlı, Turan Temiz, Seyrani Köstü, Osman Durgun, Hüseyin Bayrak, Ersin Erdoğan, Recai Akol, Hayati Sönmez, Hayrettin Balık, Fatma Ünlübaş, Ahmet Bilir, Murat Doğancı, Gamze Filiz Arslan, Minnet Poyraz, Nizam Arslanoğlu, Erdem Cenk Döndü, Muharrem Çınar, Mehmet Ceylan, Derya Borçin, Hacı Mustafa Köse, Emre Aksüt, Halil Akkaş, Zeki Cuma Ahmed, Ali Saba Güneş, Hamit Değirmenci, Gürkan Ünal, Orhan Bulut, Temel Şahin, Mustafa Ay, Ercan Özbahçeci, Volkan Karakaya, Cemal Üstündağ, Mustafa Gözcü, İsmail İnderes, Ghaıyath Alezza, Abdul Hakim, İrfan Yenibolat, Yunus Demir, Tayfun Kızılkanat, Kamil Şafak, Cesim El Musd, Mustafa Javuer, Yaşar Erdiner, Ahmet Salih, Hüseyin Al, Zeki Alkanlı, Metin Arslan, İlhami Nergiz, Yener Oktan, Hakan Alev, Hayrettin İyiyazıcı, Selami Kubilay, Mehmet Koç, U.A., Bayram Altundal, Mehmet Sabih Akın, Zülküf Temur, Salih Adıyan, Şahin Burhan Tekin, Yavuzhan Gemici, Seyithan Akbalık, Mehmet Coşkun, Murat Meşin, Ahmed Melli and two unidentified.
According to a report released by Worker Health and Work Security Assembly, at least 1,235 workers were killed from work-related injuries in 2013. (NV/BM)
