At least 294 workers died in November

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At least 294 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides in November, according to the monthly report of the Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG).

As many as 2,032 have died so far this year, according to the İSİG reports based on national and local media, killed workers' colleagues and families, workplace specialists, workplace doctors, occupational organizations and unions.

Here are the findings of the report:

• In November, 248 of the workers who lost their lives were paid employees and 46 were working on their own behalf.
• 21 workers were women and 273 were men. The women were working in the sectors of agriculture, trade/office, metal, health, accommodation and municipalities.
• 141 of the killed workers were above the age of 51 and three were under 18.
• Four refugee/migrant workers were killed. Two of them were from Syria, one was from Uzbekistan and one was from Ukraine.
• 23 union workers were killed. They were employed in the sectors of communication, education, metal, health, security and municipalities.
• The highest number of deaths occurred in the sectors of trade/office/education, agriculture, construction, municipalities, transportation, metal, security, energy, food, shipyard and accommodation.
• The most common causes of death were Covid-19, falling from a height, traffic/shuttle accident, crush/collapse, heart attack, poisoning/suffocation, electric shock and violence.
• Deaths caused by Covid-19 occurred in the sectors of health, trade/office/education, municipalities, metal, security, agriculture, textile, communication, transportation, food, press and energy.
• İstanbul was the city with the highest number of deaths with 34 and was followed by Ankara (14), Bursa (13), Adana (10), Aydın and Kocaeli (9), and Denizli, Antep Muğla and Sakarya (7). (HA/VK)