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occupational homicide

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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.
2 August 2019
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.
11 June 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.
24 May 2019
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.
13 May 2019
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.
19 April 2019
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."
11 April 2019
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.
4 October 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.
11 July 2018
‘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.
5 July 2018
‘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”.
11 June 2018
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.
4 June 2018
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.
26 March 2018
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.
5 January 2018
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.
29 August 2017
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.
5 June 2017
Most Miner Families Withdraw Complaint in Occupational Homicide Trial in Şirvan
Most Miner Families Withdraw Complaint in Occupational Homicide Trial in Şirvan
Most of the families who had to suffer losses in the occupational homicide in Şirvan killing 16 miners in a copper mine have withdrawn their complaints. "It is obvious that the company is strong and backed by the state. Justice exists only as a word in Turkish. We did not accept this money just for pleasure”, a family member said.
19 May 2017 Nilay Vardar
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