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Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of workers dying or becoming disabled from labouring in extreme heat

Climate change raising heat risks for workers, experts warn

Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of workers dying or becoming disabled from labouring in extreme heat, an international conference has been

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

DOHA (Reuters) - International occupational health experts will urge Qatar on Tuesday to establish a heat stress "center of excellence" to influence other Gulf countries to strengthen protections for workers against extreme heat and humidity, two of the experts said. | 03:24am

Qatar bans work from more than twice the hours banned in Saudi Arabia, where the majority of the region's construction projects are underway.

International occupational health experts will urge Qatar, on Tuesday, to establish a heat stress centre of excellence to influence other Gulf countries to strengthen protection for workers against ...

Workers in the Gulf are exposed to temperatures upwards of 113°Fahrenheit, which many say puts them at risk of illness, traumatic injury, and death - Click the link for more details.

Researchers see a troubling pattern emerging among low-income migrants across the globe's hottest regions: an epidemic of chronic kidney disease.

The ballooning epidemic has baffled researchers, overwhelmed health care systems, and wiped out entire families in Central America and beyond.