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2 Feb 2025

Author:
Koray Erdogan

Türkiye: Report finds 1,800 workers, incl. migrants, died in work-related incidents in 2024; construction, agriculture & transport were “high-risk” sectors

"Over 1,800 workers lost their lives in Türkiye in 2024, says report" 30 January 2025
At least 1,897 workers lost their lives in Türkiye in 2024, according to a report published by Türkiye‘s Health and Safety Labour Watch Council (ISIG) on Jan. 13, 2025... In 2024, 25% of the workers who died—482 in total—were employed in the construction and roadwork sectors...

The report also states that 94 of the 1,897 deceased workers were foreign nationals... ...When examining the countries of origin of immigrant/refugee workers who died in work accidents, it is notable that 66% were Syrian and Afghan...

...This means that 86% of those who died were salaried workers, while 14% were self-employed... Three industries account for the highest concentration of work accidents (a total of 54%, with 1,042 worker deaths): construction, agriculture, and transportation, where “precarious work” dominates...

The leading cause of work-related fatalities is traffic and service accidents... A total of 106 female workers and 1,791 male workers lost their lives in work accidents in 2024. Female workers who died were employed in sectors such as agriculture, food, mining, forestry, media, education, trade, metal, construction, shipping, health, hospitality, security and municipal work... According to Türkiye’s Social Security Institution (SGK) statistics, female worker fatalities make up 2% of total fatalities.

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