People working long hours at higher risks of stroke, heart disease: study Xinhua 17 May 2021, 23:44 GMT+10 GENEVA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Long working hours accounted for 745,000 deaths in 2016, responsible for a third of the work-related hazards as people working more than 55 hours per week have higher risks of stroke and heart disease, according to a joint study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) published Monday. In 2016, 39,800 people lost their lives from long-hour work-induced strokes and 347,000 had coronary heart diseases (heart arterie...