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'Temperature stress' risk increasing

'Temperature stress' risk increasing
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A record-breaking temperatures affecting all segments of the society while 870 million people working in the agricultural sector face more ‘temperature stress’ risk. The global average temperature broke a record for 3 times consecutive weeks. The World Meteorology Organization announced that according to the leading data, it is the hottest week in the records of the last week, and the effect of El Nino can continue the temperature records.

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] According to the data received from the International Work Organization (ILO), the loss of work efficiency in the world due to temperature stress is predicted that in 1995, at 1.4 percent from 2030 percent to 2.2 percent. This rate means the loss of excessive temperature welded work force will increase 57 percent in 35 years. President of the ILO Research Department Catherine Saget said that excessive temperature reduces the efficiency of employees and leaves people in case of slower work. Saget, which expresses that employees in open areas such as waste management, tourism and sports sectors, especially in extreme warms of agriculture and construction sector workers. Total employment in the world as of 2021 3.2 billion. The agricultural sector said that this employment is 870 million. Saget states that people working in the agricultural sector in several months or weeks of the year are exposed to excessive temperature, "The construction sector employees are also affected by temperature stress. 10 to 15 percent of employment in many countries constitute construction sector workers. So at least one of the 10 employees in a country spoke to the construction sector and a fairly high proportion. [

]Can lead to results
Catherine Saget said that employees can experience efficiency loss due to excessive warms, in case of not enough ventilation: "The temperature stress can be many influences in human health. Temperature stress, fatigue, plantity, concentration reduction, chronic kidney disorders, hot bumps and sometimes can lead to deadly consequences. In addition, temperature stress can also give other risks in some working groups. For example, employees in the agricultural sector may experience a high risk of exposure to pesticides, which may be harmful to their health at the same time. Saget has to provide opportunities such as employers, water access and rest times, who are responsible for providing a "secure and healthy working environment," by pointing out that information work to adapt gradually to higher temperature levels. It is also possible to adapt working hours to avoid hottest watches.

Asia and Sahara Six African agricultural employment high
] According to the arbitral medical journal Lancet data, due to excessive temperature, 470 billion hours of labor loss in 2021 was experienced. This figure rises 37 percent according to the annual average of 1990-1999, the loss of work force per person was 139 hours. In three of the loss of all work force in this period, two were seen in the agricultural sector alone. The large part of the losses in the agricultural sector has been lost in countries where human development is the lowest. According to ILO data, 273.4 million employment in the agricultural sector in 2021 is 870 million in the world, South Asia, 213.8 million Sahra Six African and 194.6 million constitute Eastern Asia regions. 95.4 million people work in the agricultural sector in South East Asia and Pacific region, 40.6 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean and 15.6 million people in North Africa. 14 million in the Middle and Western Asia region, 11.1 million in Eastern Europe, North, South and West Europe, 6.4 million and 5.2 million people working in the agricultural sector, in North America, 2.9 million people are employed in this sector. The highest employment in the agricultural sector on the basis of the country is 206 million with India and 183.5 million in China.

What is heat stress?]
If the temperature passes 25 degrees, the functions of the human body begin to be affected. Employees, seniors, pregnant women and disabled people have the risk of creating serious effects on health.

Source: Climate Change