After the pandemic of coronavirus, many employees were forced to work from home which led to an increase in working hours.
In a global analysis WHO and International Labour Organisation estimated that in 2016 about 745000 people died because of working for at least 55 hours a week. The people aged around 60 to 79 were recorded among the dead who worked for at least 55 hours.
The study published in the journal of Environment International found that from 2000 to 2016 about 42% of people died because of long working hours and 19% by stroke.
The study found that the people working for 55 hours or more hours are facing the problem of heart disease compared to those working for 30- 45 hours a week.
According to the reporter, 72% of men are accounted for in the report, men are getting worst affected in Western Pacific and Southeast Asia.
According to Dr Maria Neria, director of WHO’s Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health said working for 55 hours or more per week can cause a serious health hazard, she also said that working for long hours can be led to premature death.
According to WHO, there are two ways through which long working hours can lead to death. First is through psychological stress which generates a psychological response triggering a reaction in the cardiovascular system and lesions which causes a change in tissue because of working for long hours
The second reason is health-harming behaviour which includes smoking, drinking alcohol, poor diet, poor sleep, result in heart-related disease and stroke.
After WHO declared the novel coronavirus outbreak pandemic, it has put significant pressure on the employees to work from home.
In the United Kingdom, Austria, Canada, India and the United States home-working employees are putting more hours on working than before. Working from home has led to 2.5 hours increase in an average working day according to the reporter NordVPN Team’s.
According to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Covid -19 has significantly changed the people in their working hours.
‘’No job is worth the risk of stroke and heart disease. Government, employers, and the workers need to work together to agree on limits to protect the health of workers. In many industries teleworking has become a norm in blurring the boundaries between home and work. Many of the businesses have been forced to shut down or scale back to save money”.
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