Not work accidents, in fact, licenses to kill

The question is this: The relevant law has been enacted but occupational accidents keep on repeating; we now witness worker deaths on a regular basis. Then what is the problem, where is the problem? The answer is obvious; there are laws but no law.

The rule of law has been thrown to the trash can. We are talking about the justice of a country where corruption and bribery investigations about Cabinet ministers have been halted and shelved.

These accidents that look very much like mass murders are increasing chronically and also intensifying in an economy where the politician distributes “unearned incomes.” This now look like an economy that has turned into a capitalism of nepotism.

Despite the introduction of laws regarding workplace security, more deaths are occurring in an ever increasing dose of workplace accidents. This is the confirmation of the lawless environment that we have been living in for some time now.

There are laws, but everything is proceeding in a lawless manner. This is the result of a majoritarian political atmosphere where the separation of powers and rule of law have been torn down: Those who are close to the political power, which has oppressed constitutional capabilities, do not respect institutions and rules. Also the entrepreneurs who are after multiplying their excess earnings in an economy that operates on such a platform do not necessarily prioritize occupational safety, working conditions, the physical integrity of the worker and their right to live.

Didn’t the mine managers at Soma, where the major accident took place six months ago, in their statements, try to convince us that everything was normal and that they did not understand how this has happened? Again, a similar picture is...