Dünü ve Bugünüyle Dünyada ve Türkiye’de Maden İşçilerine Yönelik İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Bağlamında Yaşanan Gelişmeler Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze what developments have occurred towards miners in the field of occupational health and safety and how these developments have affected miners. In this direction, the policies of the states towards mine workers in terms of occupational health and safety and the steps they have taken in this area are discussed. Because, in every period of history, mine workers worked on the basis of their body power and they were exposed to many dangers. However, the reaction of each state to this situation was different. Some states have used mine workers hard, while some states have followed mine workers’ protective policies. As a result of these protective policies, legal arrangements have been made in the field of occupational health and safety for mine workers. However, these legal regulations have not always brought a solution. Despite legislative arrangements, the negative picture observed in the mines has not changed, mostly due to the lack of enforcement or incomplete enforcement of the provisions of the law. Although there are many protective legal arrangements for mine workers in our national legislation, these legal regulations have not been put into practice most of the time.