Economic Reporter :
At least 192 workers died at workplace accidents in the country in last six months of 2016 (1 January to 30 June), says a survey report of Safety and Rights Society, an NGO, on Thursday.
The survey shows that 192 workers died in 139 separate workplace accidents while in the same period of 2015, 202 workers died in 147 workplace accidents.
Safety and Rights Society is an NGO working for the improvement of workplace health and safety in Bangladesh which will ultimately ensure decent workplace for all.
The survey is based on monitoring 26 daily newspapers (15 national and 11 regional newspapers) between January 1 and June 30 of 2016.
The report does not include deaths of workers outside the workplace or in road accident on the way to or return from workplaces by using public transport.
The survey found that the highest number of workers (63) died whilst working in the factories, of construction (59), and service organisations (42) (like hotels, workshops, power supply organizations). In addition, 25 Transport workers and 3 workers of Agriculture were killed during this period.
Similar to the previous years the highest number of deaths involved electrocutions, with 49 deaths. Fire caused 12 deaths where 25 people died after being crushed through falling machinery or heavy load or hard objects. 27 workers died after falling from heights (i.e from scaffolds).
At least 192 workers died at workplace accidents in the country in last six months of 2016 (1 January to 30 June), says a survey report of Safety and Rights Society, an NGO, on Thursday.
The survey shows that 192 workers died in 139 separate workplace accidents while in the same period of 2015, 202 workers died in 147 workplace accidents.
Safety and Rights Society is an NGO working for the improvement of workplace health and safety in Bangladesh which will ultimately ensure decent workplace for all.
The survey is based on monitoring 26 daily newspapers (15 national and 11 regional newspapers) between January 1 and June 30 of 2016.
The report does not include deaths of workers outside the workplace or in road accident on the way to or return from workplaces by using public transport.
The survey found that the highest number of workers (63) died whilst working in the factories, of construction (59), and service organisations (42) (like hotels, workshops, power supply organizations). In addition, 25 Transport workers and 3 workers of Agriculture were killed during this period.
Similar to the previous years the highest number of deaths involved electrocutions, with 49 deaths. Fire caused 12 deaths where 25 people died after being crushed through falling machinery or heavy load or hard objects. 27 workers died after falling from heights (i.e from scaffolds).
