Workplace deaths in Bangladesh have soared to 875 in 2023 from 712 of the year before with the transport sector taking the lead.
This statistics revealed on Sunday represents a continued escalation over the past three years.
Safety and Rights Society conducted the study based on newspaper reports.
A total of 339 workers were killed in the transport sector (38.74%), followed by 185 people in the service sector (21.14%), 173 (19.77%) in the construction sector, 96 people in the manufacturing sector and 82 people in the agriculture sector, said the organization’s Executive Director Sekender Ali Mina in Dhaka.
Sekander underscored the need for increased monitoring by relevant authorities to prevent workplace accidents.
The Safety and Rights Society identified additional factors such as lack of permission for factory construction, insufficient safety training, unsafe practices, inefficiencies in chemical use, and non-use of personal protective equipment during work.
