The worker who died at work in Prizren was 71

The deceased had no business contract, but he was just called to clean the warehouse, and as he stepped up a ladder he slipped and found death, writes Construction.

Thus stated the Chief Agent of Work Basri Ibrahim.

“Inspector most received information from police at around 20 p.m. last night that there has been an accident at the workplace in the village of lubizhda has emerged at the scene. The victim is called Ragip Syla, born in 1947. According to the first information, there was a ladder in a wooden vault and there was a slide, where he found death of”, he stated.

Chief Inspector Abraham has said that in all likelihood the worker had no contract, since under the Labour Law, he would have to be retired.

The Depo was of the building material-boarding. They called him there. According to all odds, the worker was without contract, since in the Labour Law, workers over the age of 65 retire”, Ibrahim said.

The case has also been confirmed by Kosovo Police spokesman for Prizren region Haziri Berisha.

We can confirm that a person has lost his life at his place of employment after falling from 3 meters [3 m]. The event occurred yesterday afternoon, and the case has been responded to by the relevant police units”, Berisha has said.

He was initially laid down for medical treatment at the Prizren regional hospital centre and then at QKUK, where he has even passed away.

By contrast, since January 2018, the number of workers who have lost their lives in their workplace has reached 18.

According to official data, the preliminary year also concluded with a disturbing number of job deaths. In 2017, according to the Labour Inspectorate, seven construction workers have found themselves dead in their workplace, and another 30 have been injured by accidents during the process.

If we take statistics for the past five years, about 90 citizens, family holders, have lost their lives in their jobs in the construction sector.