The United Nations' International Labour Organization (ILO) has raised concerns about the impact of climate change on the global workforce. More than 70% of workers, totaling over 2.4 billion people, are at risk of health hazards due to climate change, with extreme heat causing fatalities and injuries. The existing occupational safety and health protections are struggling to address these risks, as per the ILO report.
70% of global workforce faces climate change health risks – ILO https://t.co/d1sBHQwWo1
More than 2.4 billion workers are exposed to climate change-related health hazards, the International Labour Organization says https://t.co/xs4oweIHeb
A large majority of workers worldwide are facing a cocktail of health hazards linked to climate change, the United Nations said, warning that existing regulations offered inadequate protection. https://t.co/3YG7xWLvdV
World’s workers increasingly at risk as climate changes, ILO says https://t.co/RGQyaEe5ws
More than 70% of workers around the world face climate change-related health risks, with more than 2.4 billion people likely to be exposed to excessive heat on the job, according to a report released Monday by the United Nations. https://t.co/AYE3AMonsN
The UN's labor organization found that extreme heat exacerbated by human-caused climate change kills thousands of workers around the world each year and injures tens of millions of others. https://t.co/XlhmRfIh4D
UN labor agency report warns of rising threat of excess heat, climate change on world's workers https://t.co/UazOY0VOwR
"A 'staggering' number of workers, amounting to more than 70% of the global workforce, are likely to be exposed to climate-change-related health hazards & existing occupational safety & health protections are struggling to keep up with the resulting risks."…
UN labor agency sounds alarm on climate change impact on global workforce https://t.co/y8B3TnHK4z https://t.co/cj7VoIsKHJ