ISIG: At least 158 workers lost their lives in work-related accidents in January
At least 5 workers lost their lives every day while working in the first month of 2024, according to a report by the Health and Safety Labor Watch.
The Health and Safety Labor Watch (ISIG), said that at least 158 workers lost their lives in work-related accidents in January.
The observatory published its monthly report underlining that "at least 5 workers died while working every day."
The report said that in January, 3 child workers aged 14 and under, 4 child/young workers aged 15-17, 32 workers aged 18-29, 62 workers aged 30-49, 43 workers aged 50-64, and 5 workers aged 65 and over lost their lives. The age of 9 workers could not be established.
The report said that in January, the highest number of work-related deaths, 45, occurred in the construction and road construction sector,
The sectors following the construction sector were the transportation sector with 22 deaths, and the agriculture and forestry sector with 16 deaths (10 workers and 6 farmers). This was followed by 11 deaths in the trade, office, education, and cinema sectors, as well as 9 workers each in the metal, accommodation-entertainment, and municipal-general works sectors.
