Climate change can affect 2,4 billion workers

International Labor Organization (ILO) released a report that climate change creates serious health risks for global workforce. According to ILO data; 70 percent of global labor force is subject to health hazards due to 2,4 billion workers climate change. In the last published report, 22.87 million occupational injuries, due to 18 thousand 970 people lost their lives and 2.1 million workers remained disabled. ILO said, "A few people die from pesticide poisoning, workplace air pollution, sun UV radiation and parasitization and vector-source diseases."

1.6 billion people are exposed to air pollution
The report recorded more than 18 thousand 960 workers annually due to the UV radiation of 1.6 billion employees and skin cancer.. In addition, 1.6 billion people were exposed to air pollution in the workplace, and in the open air employees, up to 860 thousand workers lost their lives. In the report indicated that more than 300 thousand agricultural workers lost their life due to pesticide poisoning, 15 thousand workers were killed because they were exposed to parasites and vector-borne diseases. [

The most basic right to work in secure and healthy environment][
Experts predict that temperatures will be too high in 2024 predict that the hottest year record in 2024 will break. ILO says it is a reason to implement global protection standards that are forced to keep the alert of experts from climate change to risks resulting in labor deaths and diseases. Senior Occupational Health and Safety Specialist Manal Azzi in ILO, "The state of the change of life is clear that it creates significant additional health hazards for workers. The issues regarding occupational safety and health should become part of the responses we give to climate change, both policies and actions. Working in safe and healthy environments, ILO is considered one of the basic principles and work rights. "
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