Turkey: 820 workers killed by accidents in 6 months, union
23 June, 10:38
(ANSAmed) - ANKARA, JUNE 23 - Some 820 people were killed in work accidents in Turkey only in the last six months, daily Hurriyet online reports quoting a senior trade union representative as saying after recalling that poor working conditions of coal mine workers in Soma were the main reason of massive casualty on May 13 accident that killed 301 people. "820 workers were killed in accidents only in the last six months. In our talks with Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, we have proposed to shut down all mines for three months so that all security precautions, including rescue chambers, could be taken.
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