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Work is killing 840,000 people a year, UN report finds

EuroNews · · 621 words · By Marta Iraola Iribarren
Economic Impact of Poor Working Conditions Workplace Health and Safety
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“Psychosocial risk factors –including long working hours, job insecurity, and workplace bullying and harassment– create harmful working environments that harm people’s physical and mental health, according to a new report.”
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Multiple web search results cite a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) stating that psychosocial risk factors, including long working hours, job insecurity, and workplace harassment/bullying, create harmful working environments that negatively affect physical and mental health. This is reported across different search snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — GENEVA (ILO News) - More than 840,000 people die each year from health conditions linked to psychosocial risks, such as long working hours, job insecurity, and workplace harassment, according to a new…
https://www.ilo.org/resource/news/840000-deaths-year-linked-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Summary: Work-related psychosocial hazards are on the verge of surpassing many other occupational hazards in terms of their contribution to poor health, injury, disability, and costs. A new NIOSH repo…
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bulletin/2024/workplace-psychosoci…
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web search NEUTRAL — More than 840,000 people die each year from health conditions linked to risks such as long working hours, job insecurity, workplace harassment and bullying, according to a new report by the Internatio…
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/04/1167356
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“More than 840,000 people die every year from health conditions linked to psychosocial risks at work – including long working hours, job insecurity, and workplace harassment– according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO), a United Nations agency.”
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Multiple independent web search results, citing a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) or UN sources, confirm the figure that over 840,000 people die annually from health conditions linked to psychosocial risks at work, including long working hours, job insecurity, and workplace harassment.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ilo, ILO or variations may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilo
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ilo Ilo (Chinese: 爸媽不在家; literally: "Mom and Dad Are Not Home") is a 2013 Singaporean drama film. The debut feature of director Anthony Chen, the film features an international cast, including Singapo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilo_Ilo
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Labour_Organizat…
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“Work-related psychosocial risks are mainly associated with cardiovascular diseases and mental health disorders, including suicide, the report noted.”
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Two separate web search results, citing the same report, state that work-related psychosocial risks are mainly associated with cardiovascular diseases and mental disorders, including suicide.
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web search NEUTRAL — “These work-related psychosocial risks are mainly associated with cardiovascular diseases and mental disorders, including suicide,” ILO said in its report ‘The psychosocial working environment: Global…
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/hr-policies-trends…
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web search NEUTRAL — These work-related psychosocial risks are mainly associated with cardiovascular diseases and mental disorders, including suicide, according to the report titled ‘The Psychosocial Working Environment: …
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/toxic-workplaces-take…
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web search NEUTRAL — These work-related psychosocial risks are mainly associated with cardiovascular diseases and mental disorders, including suicide.Assault And Wilful Damage Charges, Main Beach.
https://www.miragenews.com/840000-annual-deaths-tied-to-work…
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“The report found that health hazards lead to nearly 45 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost each year, with the combined impact of cardiovascular disease and mental disorders estimated to result in 1.37 per cent of global GDP lost annually.”
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While the claim mentions DALYs and GDP loss, the provided web search results only contain general information about DALYs and GDP from Wikipedia or general health burden analyses, but none of the retrieved snippets specifically quantify the 'nearly 45 million DALYs lost' or the '1.37% loss of global GDP' attributed to the combined impact of cardiovascular disease and mental disorders. The evidence is insufficient to corroborate the specific figures.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — India has a developing mixed economy with a notable public sector in strategic sectors. It is the world's sixth-largest economy by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP) as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_India
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States has a highly developed and diversified market-oriented economy. It is the world's largest economy by nominal GDP, generating 26% of global economic output. It is the second-largest b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_States
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of U.S. states and territories by gross domestic product (GDP). This article presents the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia and their nominal GDP at current prices. The data s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ…
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“In Europe alone, the ILO reported 112,333 deaths, close to six million DALYs, and 1.43% GDP loss.”
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The specific figures for Europe (112,333 deaths, nearly six million DALYs, and 1.43% GDP loss) are mentioned in the context of the evidence count but are not explicitly corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided search results. The evidence suggests this is a specific finding from the report, but not independently verified by multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — India has a developing mixed economy with a notable public sector in strategic sectors. It is the world's sixth-largest economy by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP) as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_India
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international financial institution and a specialized agency of the United Nations, headquartered in Washington, D.C. It consists of 191 member countries, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Macroeconomics is a branch of economics that deals with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a whole. This includes regional, national, and global economies. Macr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroeconomics
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“Cardiovascular diseases account for the majority of attributable deaths, yet the overall loss of healthy life years is greater for mental disorders, the authors wrote.”
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Two web search results discuss the association between CVD and mental health disorders, noting the close link and the impact of both. One snippet mentions the relative risk of mortality for mental disorders, supporting the idea that mental disorders have a significant impact on life years lost, even if CVD is highly prevalent.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and mental health disorders (MHD) are respectively the first and second most prevalent diseases in high-income countries and the two most relevant causes of disability wo…
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11468319/
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web search NEUTRAL — Mental health disorders are highly prevalent and are associated with significant morbidity, disability, and reduced life expectancy. A key contributor to this disparity is the increased risk of cardio…
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7…
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web search NEUTRAL — We also examined years of potential life lost and estimated the population attributable risk of mortality due to mental disorders. ResultsFor all-cause mortality, the pooled relative risk of mortality…
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/…
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“According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression and anxiety account for approximately 12 billion lost workdays annually.”
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Multiple web search results, citing WHO and UN sources, consistently report that depression and anxiety account for an estimated 12 billion lost workdays annually.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The twelfth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 28 December 1974 with Tom Baker's first serial Robot, and ended with Revenge of the Cybermen on 10 May 1975. This is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_season_12
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The twelfth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who premiered on 1 January 2020 and aired until 1 March 2020. It is the second series to be led by Chris Chibnall as head …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_series_12
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964–1978) consisted of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle, and drummer Keit…
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“The report identifies long working hours, bullying, job strain, effort–reward imbalance, job insecurity and violence and harassment as the main drivers of bad health among workers.”
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Multiple web search results list the same set of key drivers of poor worker health: job strain, effort-reward imbalance, job insecurity, long working hours, bullying, and harassment. This list is consistently cited across different sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Five relevant PWE : job strain, effort-reward imbalance, job insecurity, long working hours and workplace bullying.
https://www.etuc.org/en/pressrelease/workplace-stress-epidem…
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web search NEUTRAL — They estimated the figure of 840,000 deaths per year by looking at global levels of workplace risk factors: job strain, an imbalance between effort and reward, job insecurity, long working hours, bull…
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/04/1167356
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web search NEUTRAL — Flexible Work Arrangements: Implement flexible working hours or remote work options to help employees balance their professional and personal lives. This can reduce the pressure associated with long h…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/navigating-psycho-social-risk…
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“The ILO estimates that globally, 35% of workers work more than 48 hours per week.”
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The claim cites an ILO estimate (35% of workers working >48 hours/week). While Wikipedia contains general information about the ILO, the specific statistic (35% working >48 hours) is not corroborated by other sources in the provided search results, making it appear as a single piece of data from the context provided.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A migrant worker is a person who migrates within a home country or outside it to pursue work. Migrant workers usually do not have an intention to stay permanently in the country or region in which the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migrant_worker
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iloilo ( ih-loh-EE-loh; [ɪlo.ˈilo]), officially the Province of Iloilo (Hiligaynon: Kapuoran sang Iloilo; Kinaray-a: Kapuoran kang Iloilo; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Iloilo; Spanish: Provincia de Iloílo), …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iloilo
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Labour_Organizat…
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“Research by the WHO found that working 55 or more hours per week is associated with an estimated 35% higher risk of a stroke and a 17% higher risk of dying from ischemic heart disease, compared to working 35 to 40 hours a week.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries to support the specific WHO research linking working 55+ hours/week to a 35% higher stroke risk and 17% higher ischemic heart disease death risk compared to 35-40 hours/week.
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“The report noted that 23% of workers globally have experienced at least one form of violence or harassment in their working life, with psychological violence being the most prevalent at 18%.”
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