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Working on a warmer planet - The impact of heat stress on labour productivity and decent work

By 2030 the equivalent of more than 2 per cent of total working hours worldwide is projected to be lost every year, either because it is too hot to work or because workers have to work at a slower pace. In Southern Asia and Western Africa the resulting productivity loss may even reach 5 per cent. Unfortunately, heat stress is often accompanied by other challenges as it is more prevalent in countries with decent work deficits, such as a lack of social protection and high rates of informality and working poverty. Excessive heat levels aggravate inequality between rich and poor countries, and between population groups within the same country. The report shows the consequences of heat stress for different countinents and provides solutions approaches for different stakeholders.

Herausgeber*in/Autor*in: International Labour Organisation (ILO); Autor*innen: Tord Kjellstrom, Nicolas Maître, Catherine Saget, Matthias Otto, Tahmina Karimova

Medienart: Hintergrundinformation

Erscheinungsjahr: 2019

Zielgruppe: Student*innen, Erwachsene

Sprache: Englisch

Umfang: 98 Seiten
Bezug: Zum Download (PDF-Datei)

 

Suchbegriffe: Arbeitsbedingungen, Gesundheit, Just Transition, Klima, Menschenrechte, Nachhaltigkeit