Abstract
Due to global warming, climate crises, changes in water regimes, etc., the agricultural sector has become a sector of unprecedented strategic importance. According to data from the second quarter of 2023, the agricultural sector in Türkiye accounted for a significant 4.4% share of Gross Domestic Product. Export data shows that the export volume, which stood at $16.7 billion in 2015, reached approximately $30 billion in 2022. One of the important indicators for responding to the increasing food supply and export pressure at the sectoral level is, of course, sectoral labour force changes and accident data. The aim of this study is to analyse the labour force changes and accident data in the agricultural sector between 2015 and 2024. The study was conducted using the document analysis technique, one of the qualitative analysis methods. The annual statistical bulletins published by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security were analysed under the Agriculture Sector (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery). In this context, work accidents, fatal work accidents, periods of incapacity for work, and changes in labour force, work accidents and periods of incapacity for work were examined. The analysis revealed that between 2015 and 2024, the number of work accidents in the agricultural sector increased by 150%, fatal work accidents by 76%, and incapacity periods (days) by 37%. It was concluded that the ratio of work accidents to the labour force increased from 1.1% to 3.7%, and the ratio of incapacity period to the labour force increased from 0.15 to 0.29.
| Keywords: | Agricultural Sector Labour Force Work Accident Incapacity Period |