by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 29, 2024 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Workplace/Employee Benefits
“Heat stress is taking a heavy and dangerous toll on billions of workers worldwide.” Celeste Drake, ILO Deputy Director-General ILO estimates that excessive heat contributes to 22.87 million occupational injuries annually, resulting in 18,970 deaths and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 23, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Workplace/Employee Benefits
Workers, especially the world’s poorest, are more vulnerable than the general population to the dangers of climate extremes such as heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and hurricanes because they are often the first exposed or exposed for longer periods and at greater...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 7, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Features, Workplace/Employee Benefits
According to the report, EBMOs with female Chief Executive Officers (CEO) are 25 per cent more likely to employ more than 40 per cent of women in managerial positions, compared to employer and business membership organizations (EBMOs) with male CEOs Geneva: A growing...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 13, 2024 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Policy
Despite quickly declining after 2020, the number of workers living in extreme poverty (earning less than US$2.15 per person per day in purchasing power parity terms) grew by about 1 million in 2023. the number of workers living in moderate poverty (earning less than...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 30, 2023 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Risk Management, Workplace/Employee Benefits
Circulatory diseases, malignant neoplasms and respiratory diseases rank among the top three causes of work-related death Agriculture, construction, forestry and fishing and manufacturing are the most hazardous sectors, accounting for 200,000 fatal injuries per year,...
