China News Service, May 18, according to the "Central News Agency" report, the World Health Organization said on the 17th that long hours of work kill hundreds of thousands of people every year, and this trend may be accelerated by the new crown epidemic.
Research data also shows that the risk of stroke and death due to ischemic heart disease is increased compared with 55 to 40 hours per week, compared with 35 to 40 hours per week.
According to reports, the world’s first study on the relationship between long working hours and death by the World Health Organization and the International Labor Organization was published in the International Environmental Journal.
Research shows that in 2016, 745,000 people died of stroke and heart disease related to long working hours.
Compared with 2000, it has climbed nearly 30%.
Maria Neira, Director of WHO’s Department of Environment, Climate Change and Public Health, said: “Working hours of 55 hours or more per week pose a serious health hazard. We hope that with this information, we can promote more actions and help Workers provide more protection."
This data obtained from hundreds of countries around the world shows that, overall, working hours per week 55 hours or more, compared with 35 to 40 hours per week, the risk of stroke increased by 35%, due to ischemic heart disease The risk of death increased by 17%.
This joint study showed that 72% of the victims were middle-aged or older men.
The report also shows that people in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific are the most affected.
This study covers the period from 2000 to 2016 and does not include the period of the new crown epidemic, but WHO officials said that the surge in remote work and the global economic slowdown caused by the epidemic may increase these risks.
The World Health Organization stated that “the epidemic has contributed to the development of a trend that may cause an increase in working hours, and it is estimated that at least 9% of people work long hours.”