A hotter world could cost 80-million jobs by 2030, the UN warns
Agricultural workers, especially women, who make up the bulk of the 940-million labourers, will be most affected, accounting for about 60% of all working hours lost due to heat stress by 2030
01 July 2019 - 17:48
London — Rising heat due to climate change could lead to the loss of 80-million jobs by 2030, with poor countries worst hit, the UN said on Monday, as Europe sweltered in record temperatures.
A temperature rise of 1.5°C by the end of century could lead to a 2.2% drop in working hours — equal to 80-million full-time jobs — costing the global economy $2.4-trillion, according to projections by the UN International Labour Organization (ILO)...
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