By all means read the original BBC Scotland report above, if you feel up to it.

You won’t find in it this:

or the many forms of support listed here: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.oecd.org/turkiye/48641944.pdf

You won’t find this:

Turkey is similar to Spain, Poland, Croatia and other European shipbuilding countries, but Turkey is surpassing these countries,” said Vidar Smines, a shipbuilding consultant for Ulstein Group. “Here the value per vessel is higher so Turkey is more important in international shipbuilding than statistics reveal.”

However, with 25 deaths in the last 11 months at Tuzla, on the northern shore of the Sea of Marmara, the sector has become emblematic of the mixed blessing of rapid growth in trade ties brought on by Turkey’s EU candidacy.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-shipbuilding-eu-idUKL2424720320080710

In 2023:

Successful industry without workers’ rights 

The Turkish shipbuilding industry has become very successful internationally, but there has been a shocking record of accidents and lives lost.
According to TIB DER, around 100 workers have died on shipyards since 1985, fifty alone since 2001.

The workers demand the following:

• Safety equipment such as hard hats, goggles, gloves, steel-toe shoes and safety belts need to be provided by the shipyard.
• Each shipyard needs an infirmary, an ambulance and an emergency doctor
• The use of grit powder, which is carcinogenic and pollutes the environment, should be banned.
• One of the main reasons for the many deaths is the subcontracting system. Everyone should have the right to permanent employment.
• Those responsible for the deaths need to be prosecuted.
• Workers need to receive regular training in health and safety issues.
• Most accidents happen during overtime; there should be an end to obligatory overtime.
• The workers demand a 35-hour week with seven hours a day.
• Workers should not be assigned to different jobs all the time; they should specialize.
• Some accidents were caused by cranes and forklifts. This kind of machinery needs to undergo regular controls.
• The shipbuilding industry should be categorised as heavy and dangerous work, thus entitling the workers to earlier retirement. (EZÖ/NZ/TK/AG)

https://m.bianet.org/kurdi/health/104852-how-many-more-shipyard-deaths