UN and WHO Urge Urgent Action to Protect Workers from Rising Heat Risks
TL;DR
The WHO and WMO warn that increasing extreme heat due to climate change poses serious health and productivity risks for workers, urging governments, employers, and communities to implement adaptation measures such as adjusting work hours, improving building infrastructure, and protecting vulnerable populations, despite the financial challenges involved.
Topics:worldhealth#adaptation-strategies#climate-change#health#heatwaves#public-health#workplace-safety
- WHO warns of risks of extreme heat in the workplace BBC
- 'Urgent action' needed to protect workers from heat stress in warming world, UN says Reuters
- WHO, WMO issue new report and guidance to protect workers from increasing heat stress World Health Organization (WHO)
- UN Warns Excessive Heat Is Harming Worker Health, Productivity Bloomberg.com
- ‘Adapt or die’: UN warns on workplace heat politico.eu
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