In the face of climate change, workers’ health is put to the test by new dangers

Climate disruption is leading to the onset of health problems, such as ‘heat stress’ or skin and eye diseases, while certain extreme weather events are responsible for a large number of work-related deaths every year. In Brazil, workers in the least skilled jobs are often hardest (...)Read the full article

By Mathilde Dorcadie, Apolline Guillerot-Malick

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Environment

, Health and safety, Agriculture and fisheries, Climate crisis, Health, Social protection, International Labour Organization, Disasters

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