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Climate Change and Labor: Impacts of Heat in the Workplace

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

02 Jan 2019

Climate Change and Labor: Impacts of Heat in the Workplace

 This report looks at the impact of rising temperatures due to climate change on the workforce. Rising heat in the workplace implies severe effects for Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and emerging economies with high concentrations of outdoor labour and industrial and service sector workers operating in ineffectively climate controlled conditions.

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