A new WHO report reveals the escalating dangers of workplace heat stress due to climate change. Millions of workers globally face health risks like heat stroke and kidney failure from rising temperatures. The report urges governments, employers, and workers to collaborate on adaptation strategies, highlighting a 2% productivity drop per degree Celsius above 20°C. Construction and agricultural workers are particularly vulnerable. Some European nations are already implementing measures like work suspensions during peak heat, demonstrating the urgent need for global action.

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