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Trending·4 sources·Updated 7h ago

Rising temperatures could cost Sri Lanka 145,000 jobs by 2040, ILO warns

Rising temperatures and workplace heat stress are already affecting workers, productivity and economies in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, according to new studies by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

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Image: Daily MirrorDaily Mirror•7h agoRising temperatures could cost Sri Lanka 145,000 jobs by 2040, ILO warnsRead on Daily Mirror

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Hiru News - English•7h agoRising temperatures threaten productivity and jobs across Sri Lanka and the MaldivesNewsWire English•7h agoSri Lanka lost equivalent of over 120,000 jobs due to rising heat stress in 2023: ILOAda Derana•8h agoHeat stress could cost Sri Lanka, Maldives 147,000 jobs by 2040, ILO finds

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  • Joni Simpson
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  • International Labour Organization4
  • ILO
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  • Sri Lanka4
  • Maldives3
  • United States2
  • Ethiopia
  • Colombo
  • Lebanon
  • Senegal
  • Ghana
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  • workplace4
  • stress4
  • jobs4
  • temperatures3
  • rising3
  • productivity2
  • could2
  • cost2
  • heat2
  • equivalent

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Oct 30, 9:38 AM
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Oct 30, 10:21 AM

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