Health and Safety Labour Watch (İSİG) issued the 2021 Workplace Homicides Report compiled 65% of the report from national press, and 35% obtained from workers’ co-workers, families, occupational safety specialists, workplace doctors, trade-unions, and local press.
According to the report, at least 2.170 workers lost their lives in workplace homicides in 2021.

AT LEAST 135 WORKERS LOST THEIR LIVES IN DECEMBER 2021

The distribution of workplace homicides by months is as follows:

January: At least 205 workers
February: At least 142 workers
March: At least 144 workers
April: At least 258 workers
May: At least 240 workers
June: At least 180 workers
July: At least 155 workers
August: At least 178 workers
September: At least 189 workers
October: At least 167 workers
November: At least 177 workers
December: At least 135 workers

BREAK DOWN OF WORKPLACE HOMICIDES BY LINE OF WORKPLACE

The distribution of workplace homicides by line of work is as follows:

Trade, Bureau, Education, Cinema: 345 laborers
Agriculture, Forestry: 318 laborers (161 farmers and 157 workers)
Construction, Road: 335 workers
Health, Social Services: 229 workers
Transportation: 186 workers
Municipality, General works: 113 workers
Metal works: 102 workers
Accommodation, Entertainment: 81 workers
Defence, Security: 79 workers
Mining: 70 workers
Energy: 44 workers
Ship, Ship-yard, Marine, Port: 39 workers
Petroleum-Chemistry, Rubber: 38 workers
Textile, Leather: 34 workers
Food, Sugar: 31 workers
Wood, Paper: 25 workers
Press, Journalism: 13 workers
Banking, Finance, Insurance: 7 workers
Communications: 4 workers
Unknown line of work: 53 workers

COVID-19 TOPS THE WORKPLACE HOMICIDE CAUSES

The distribution of workplace homicides by cause is as follows:

Covid-19: 625 workers
Traffic, shuttle accidents: 342 workers
Crush, collapse: 296 workers
Falling from height: 254 workers
Heart attack, haemorrhage: 156 workers
Suicide: 98 workers
Poisoning, drowning: 77 workers
Electric shock: 74 workers
Violence: 72 workers
Explosion, burning: 56 workers
Striking, falling object: 23 workers
Cut, dismemberment: 22 workers
Other causes: 75 workers

165 OF WORKERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES ARE WOMEN

In 2021, 165 female workers and 2.005 male workers lost their lives in workplace homicides.

62 WORKERS AT YOUNGER AGES THAN 18 LOST THEIR LIVES

The distribution of workplace homicides by age groups is as follows:

14 and younger: 21 child workers
Ages between 15 and 17: 41 child/youth workers
Ages between 18 and 27: 222 workers
Ages between 28 and 50: 1091 workers
Ages between 51 and 64: 544 workers
Ages 65 and over: 143 workers
Unknown ages : 108 workers

94 OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES ARE MIGRANTS/REFUGEES

In 2021, 94 migrant/refugee workers lost their lives. Of these workers, 42 were from Syria, 17 from Afghanistan, 7 from Turkmenistan, 5 from Pakistan, 3 from Somalia, 2 from Azerbaijan, 2 from Georgia, 2 from Iran, 1 from Bulgaria, 1 from South Korea, 1 from Hungary, 1 from Moldova, 1 from Serbia, 1 from Uganda, and 1 from Ukraine.

94% OF THOSE WORKERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES ARE NONUNIONIZED

In 2021, 122 of those workers who lost their lives in workplace homicides (5.62%) are unionized workers, 2.048 (94.38%) of them are nonunionized. 
The unionized workers used to work in agriculture, food, mining, chemistry, textile, bureau, education, trade, metal, construction, transportation, health, security, and municipality lines of work. (EVRENSEL DAILY)