WHO/ILO: Almost 2 million people die from work-related causes each year.

News release: WHO/ILO: Almost 2 million people die from work-related causes each year – World Health Organization

Report: WHO/ILO joint estimates of the work-related burden of disease and injury, 2000-2016: global monitoring report – World Health Organization

Commentary on Twitter

.@WHO & @ilo launched today the first set of joint estimates on the work-related burden of disease and injury: more than 1.9 million people die every year due to exposure from risk factors at the workplace. Nobody should die for their job. https://t.co/44j57rdCLK #WorkersHealth pic.twitter.com/vlncAHMoGK

— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) September 17, 2021