First WHO/ILO Joint Estimates on Cardiovascular Disease Burden from Long Working Hours

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The two institutions were supported by two Working Groups and a Technical Advisory Group of individual experts

20 May 2021

 

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have jointly produced the first estimates on the loss of life and health from ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours. These are WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury (WHO/ILO Joint Estimates). The two institutions were supported in this estimation by two Working Groups and a Technical Advisory Group of individual experts —many experts from around the globe have contributed.

 

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