Huge 2.7 Billion Workers Face Critical Threat of Climate Crisis
The International Labour Organization reports that hundreds of millions of workers worldwide face health threats due to climate change. In a report titled “Climate change creates a ‘cocktail’ of serious health hazards for 70 per cent of the world’s workers, ILO report finds”, researchers found that the threat includes cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory illnesses, kidney damage, and mental health conditions. The total number of those at risk is a staggering 2.4 billion workers. One effect seems larger than the others. The authors wrote, “…the report estimates that 18,970 lives and 2.09 million disability-adjusted life years are lost annually due to the 22.87 million occupational injuries, which are attributable to excessive heat.”.
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The full details of the conclusions:
The ILO estimates that more than 2.4 billion workers (out of a global workforce of 3.4 billion) are likely to be exposed to excessive heat at some point during their work, according to the most recent figures available (2020). When calculated as a share of the global workforce, the proportion has increased from 65.5 per cent to 70.9 per cent since 2000.
Climatecrisis247 believes that the study’s figures are much higher than any published so far. If correct, the dangers of climate change are hugely far-reaching. As is the case with other global climate disasters, the scope is so large that it is too late to be systematically addressed.
