At least 157 workers were killed on the job in September, according to the monthly report of the Health and Safety Labor Watch (ISIG).

The report added that 1,359 workers were killed in the first nine months of the year.

At least 120 workers were killed in January, 109 were killed in February, 122 were killed in March, 129 were killed in April, 176 were killed in May, 189 were killed in June, 171 were killed in July, and 186 were killed in August.

Among the killed workers, 1,173 (86%) were paid workers (workers and civil servants) and 186 were working on their own behalf (shopkeepers and farmers).

Only 39, or 2.86%, of the killed workers were unionized, whereas 1,320, or 97.14%, of them were not members of a union.

86 of the workers who have died so far this year were women, while 1,273 were men. 21 child workers (under 15) and 31 child workers between the ages of 15-17 were killed.

ISIG was not able to confirm the ages of 76 workers, but 212 workers were in the 18-27 age group, 659 were in the 28-50 age group, 280 were in the 51-64 age group and 80 were older than 65.

75 refugee workers have been killed on the job since the start of the year. 33 were from Syria, 16 were from Afghanistan, four were from Uzbekistan, 3 were from Iran, 6 were from Turkmenistan, and one worker each from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Russia, Pakistan, Serbia, Ukraine and Greece each.

The highest number of deaths occurred in the sector of agriculture and forestry with 275, including 141 workers and 134 farmers.

269 workers who died worked in the construction and road sector, 163 were in the transportation sector, 79 were in the trade, office, education and cinema sector, and 79 were in the metal sector.

ISIG was not able to identify the sectors of 38 workers.