Your job can actually kill you: More than 840,000 people die annually from health conditions linked to work stress, ILO report says
A new report from the International Labour Organization reveals that over 840,000 people die each year due to health conditions linked to work-related stress. The report highlights the impact of job strain, long hours, and workplace bullying on physical and mental health. It calls for improved management of psychosocial risks to enhance worker safety and well-being.
- ▪The ILO estimates that work-related psychosocial risk factors are associated with 840,088 deaths annually worldwide.
- ▪Long working hours are a significant contributor, with 35% of workers globally working more than 48 hours a week.
- ▪The report attributes 783,694 deaths to cardiovascular conditions and 56,394 deaths to mental disorders.
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We all agree to the unwritten contract when we enter the corporate world: put in long hours, toil twice as hard as the next guy, and forgo sleep and a social life long enough for you to climb the ladder. And sure, you put up with intense stress from tight deadlines, anxiety about the office bully, and the constant fear of job insecurity, but in the end, it’s all worth it, right? Well, it turns out the rat race could kill you after all. Recommended Video Not only does the way labor, as it is designed, contribute to symptoms of burnout, but it may be making people physically sick, and could potentially lead to death. According to a new International Labour Organization report, more than 840,000 people die each year from health conditions linked to major psychosocial risks at work.
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