The Health and Safety Labor Observatory (ISIG) said that at least 878 workers lost their lives in work-related accidents during the first six months of 2024. 

The monthly breakdown of occupational homicides, as ISIG rightly calls these accidents, is as follows: January saw 161 deaths, February had 149, March recorded 124, April had 165, May saw 142, and June recorded 137 worker fatalities. Among the deceased, 33 were women and 845 were men.

The dead workers were employed in various sectors, including 303 in industry, 227 in construction, 207 in services, and 141 in agriculture. Notably, the agricultural sector's fatalities nearly reached 30% of all occupational deaths in June, coinciding with the seasonal increase in labor-intensive work during the warmer months.

"Work-related fatalities increased in the second half of each year due to seasonal work," noted ISIG.

Thirty-three child workers dead

The report said that thirty-three of the workers killed were under 18, while the ages of 42 workers could not be determined. The age distribution of the dead is as follows: 13 were 14 years old or younger, 20 were aged 15-17, 175 were aged 18-29, 361 were aged 30-49, 215 were aged 50-64, and 52 were 65 or older.

The report underlined the increasing number of child worker fatalities, especially in the industrial sector. Over half of the child worker deaths occurred in the agricultural sector, with six fatalities in June alone.