{"id":55335,"date":"2025-08-23T11:49:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T11:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/who-wmo-call-for-global-efforts-to-protect-workers-from-rising-heat\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T11:50:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T11:50:01","slug":"who-wmo-call-for-global-efforts-to-protect-workers-from-rising-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/who-wmo-call-for-global-efforts-to-protect-workers-from-rising-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO, WMO call for global efforts to protect workers from rising heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The year 2024 marked the hottest one on record, with daytime temperatures exceeding 40 degrees centigrade, even 50 degrees centigrade in some regions, a phenomenon which is becoming increasingly common, according to a comprehensive report and technical guidance jointly released by the WHO and WMO.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Heat stress is already harming the health and livelihoods of billions of workers, especially in the most vulnerable communities,&#8221; said Jeremy Farrar, assistant director-general for health promotion, disease prevention and care at the WHO.<\/p>\n<p>Health risks including heatstroke, dehydration, kidney dysfunction and neurological disorders are undermining the long-term health and economic stability of workers worldwide, said the report, adding that approximately half of the global population have already experienced adverse effects from high temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>Occupational heat stress has become a global challenge, not just confined to countries close to the Equator, as highlighted by the recent heatwave in Europe, said WMO Deputy Secretary-General Ko Barrett. &#8220;Protection of workers from extreme heat is not just a health imperative but an economic necessity,&#8221; Barrett said.<\/p>\n<p>The guidance outlines a multi-stakeholder approach to mitigate risks, including developing national policies, prioritizing vulnerable groups, as well as fostering collaboration among governments, employers, trade unions and health experts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-92975\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/14487-e33b7-2.jpg\" alt=\"The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Friday urged global action to address the escalating health threats posed by extreme heat to workers worldwide.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Friday urged global action to address the escalating health threats posed by extreme heat to workers worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000092974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[235],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-55335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-xinhua"],"bylines":[{"id":235,"name":"Xinhua","slug":"xinhua","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":80}],"contributors":[{"id":235,"name":"Xinhua","slug":"xinhua","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":80}],"featured_image":{"id":2000092974,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/14487-e33b7.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/14487-e33b7.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/14487-e33b7.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/14487-e33b7.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/14487-e33b7.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/14487-e33b7.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000092974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55335"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=55335"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=55335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}