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272 Construction Workers Die in 250 Days

272 Construction Workers Die in 250 Days

According to Occupational Health and Safety Council, at least 272 construction workers lost their lives in 2014. Almost all these workers were working under contractions. 57 percent of workers lost their lives by falling.

8 September 2014

Torun Center Workers: We Are Not Slaves

Torun Center Workers: We Are Not Slaves

After the workplace murder that left 10 workers dead, the majority of workers at Torun Center construction site left the premisses. Another group of workers, along with their unions, protested the incident.

8 September 2014 Aslıhan Örün

2 Lift Specialists Detained

2 Lift Specialists Detained

Regarding the workplace murder investigation, 2 lift specialists were detained by the police.

8 September 2014

Workplace Murder in Istanbul, 10 Workers Dead

Workplace Murder in Istanbul, 10 Workers Dead

A work elevator carrying workers at Torun Center construction in Istanbul's Mecidiyeköy district fell from floor 32, leaving 10 workers dead.

8 September 2014

How Did 10 Child Workers Die in August?

How Did 10 Child Workers Die in August?

While some of them drowned in the pond where they wanted to cool down, others were perished by slamming into lamp posts which were far way taller than them.

2 September 2014

158 Killed on the Job in August

158 Killed on the Job in August

In August, at least 158 workers died. 11 out of them were women, 10 were immigrants, and 10 were child workers.

2 September 2014

Miner Dies in Soma

Miner Dies in Soma

Having been squeezed between the wagon and a pole, worker Metin Keskin lost his life in Soma İmbat Mine.

2 September 2014

427 Miners Killed on the Job in 20 Months

427 Miners Killed on the Job in 20 Months

Occupational Health and Safety Council announced the data on workers who died in mines in last 20 months.

9 Miners Saved Alive After 13.5 Hours

9 Miners Saved Alive After 13.5 Hours

Rescue teams have reached 9 miners alive who were were rapped inside a mine for 13.5 hours in the northern province of Zonguldak.

12 August 2014 Nilay Vardar

Şişecam Workers Undeterred By Strike Ban

Şişecam Workers Undeterred By Strike Ban

Following the Council of Ministers’ decision to postpone the Şişecam company strike and the State Council’s denial of their application, workers staged a walk to the conglomerate headquarters.

One Worker Dies At Istanbul’s 3rd Airport Construction

One Worker Dies At Istanbul’s 3rd Airport Construction

Osman Ceyhan, heavy construction operator, lost his life after the bulldozer fell down in the pond during the landfilling efforts of Istanbul’s 3rd airport construction.

Labor Ministry Unable to Count Child Worker Death Tolls

Labor Ministry Unable to Count Child Worker Death Tolls

According to Faruk Çelik, Turkey’s Minister of Labor and Social Security, only three child workers aged between 15 and 17 lost their lives in 2012. No data for 2013 is available. With respect to Istanbul Work Heath and Security Assembly, 34 child workers lost their lives in 2012 and so did 59 child workers in 2013.

141 Workers Killed on the Job in June

141 Workers Killed on the Job in June

At least 141 workers lost their lives according to Worker Health and Work Security Assembly. The death toll in 2014 climbed to 951.

Soma Miners on Wage Protest

Soma Miners on Wage Protest

Miners affiliated with three different mining zones under Soma Mining Co. have launched a protest, saying that the company didn’t pay their wages.

TMSF Orders Injunction on Alp Gürkan’s Assets

TMSF Orders Injunction on Alp Gürkan’s Assets

Turkey’s Saving Deposit Insurance Fund issued an injunction order on the assets of Alp Gurkan and Korkmaz Yiğit from Soma Mining Co. for “qualitative fraud” allegations.

Three Workers Die After Subsidence in Coal Mine

Three Workers Die After Subsidence in Coal Mine

At least 3 workers died in a coal mine in the sourtheastern province of Şırnak due to a subsidence.

414 Workers Killed on the Job in May

414 Workers Killed on the Job in May

Along with the workplace murder at mine in Soma, at least 414 workers lost their lives in May 2014. Among the dead workers, 10 of them were women, 404 of them were men and 2 of them were children. In the first five months of 2014, at least 810 workers lost their lives.

Five Construction Worker Deaths in Five Days

Five Construction Worker Deaths in Five Days

Within five days, five workers died in three different construction projects in Istanbul including three workers in Kartal district by falling down from a scaffold.

772 Child Workers Employed in Coal and Lignite Mines

772 Child Workers Employed in Coal and Lignite Mines

85.5 percent of child workers employed in coal and lignite mines as of 2012 year-end are working off-the-record according to TEPAV study.

İŞKUR Removes Soma Mining Co Job Ad

İŞKUR Removes Soma Mining Co Job Ad

İŞKUR declared that Soma Mining Co’s advertisement of 100 worker job slots had been posted before the mine killing and has been removed today.

The Soma Massacre, the Spine Tower, and the Corporate-State’s Fitrat in Turkey

The Soma Massacre, the Spine Tower, and the Corporate-State’s Fitrat in Turkey

The Soma Massacre reveals the mutually constitutive link between the urban transformation of Istanbul under AKP municipal and national governance and the privatized coal mining industries in Western Anatolia.

21 May 2014 Emrah Yıldız

"Lack of Occupational Safety Hinders EU Process"

"Lack of Occupational Safety Hinders EU Process"

bianet interviewed Prof. Dr Aktar who emphasized the importance of the unions in order to ensure occupational safety and remarked that the obstacles in unionization also hinder the EU membership process.

20 May 2014 Elif Akgül

No Worker Death Case Resolved in the Past Six Years

No Worker Death Case Resolved in the Past Six Years

None of the cases of mass worker deaths in Turkey in the past six years has been resolved. Below are the legal processes of Zonguldak Karadon and Kozlu, Afşin Elbistan Thermal Plant, Ostim İvedik and various cases.

Soma Miners Will Venture Again Tomorrow

Soma Miners Will Venture Again Tomorrow

Exactly a week after the workplace murder, the miners working in Soma Mining Inc.’s other plants will go back to work tomorrow. The workers are enraged, but they “have no other option.” Many have bank debts, and there is no other livelihood in the region.

19 May 2014 Ayça Söylemez

4,000 Miner Applications for 115 Job Slots

4,000 Miner Applications for 115 Job Slots

The Turkish Pit Coal Corporation in Zonguldak opened 115 job slots and 4 thousand people applied.

Mine Disaster Cancels Concers, Festival Across Turkey

Mine Disaster Cancels Concers, Festival Across Turkey

Dozens of concerts, events, games and festivals have been canceled across Turkey due to the workplace disaster in Soma district.

Investigation on Soma Mines Rejected in April

Investigation on Soma Mines Rejected in April

AKP votes rejected CHP Manisa deputy Özgür Özel’s proposal in order to investigate previous deaths in various mines in Soma to prevent "these cases again".

Protestors Take Streets After Soma Workplace Murder

Protestors Take Streets After Soma Workplace Murder

Following the workplace murder that killed at least 205 workers in Soma district, dozens of protests have emerged across Turkey's universities, streets and streets.

8 Arrested in Soma Mine Disaster Case

8 Arrested in Soma Mine Disaster Case

An explosion left at least 301 workers in a coal mine in Soma, in the western province of Manisa. The number of arrests within the investigation climbed to 8.

Mine Explosion: At Least 200 Workers Trapped Underground

Mine Explosion: At Least 200 Workers Trapped Underground

An explosion caused a blaze in a mine pit in the western district of Soma, Manisa, leaving around 200 to 300 workers trapped underground.

At Least 396 Workers Killed on the Job in 2014

At Least 396 Workers Killed on the Job in 2014

According to a report by Workers’ Health and Work Security Council, at least 115 lost their lives in April. In the past 4 months, 396 workers died, 373 of them are men and 23 are women.

The Last Decade of May Day Celebrations in Istanbul

The Last Decade of May Day Celebrations in Istanbul

The 10-year long history of May Day celebrations proved the assumption of “something happens whenever police is involved” as police violence occured every year except the three years when police did not apply “security measures”.

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