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A new report has warned that climate change is creating a "cocktail of hazards" likely to affect more than 70% of the global workforce. The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that 2.4 billion of the world's 3.4 billion workers will be exposed to excessive heat during their working lives. Workers in agriculture and other sectors involving open-air activities are particularly affected by extreme heat and UV radiation, which can cause health conditions such as skin cancer and cardiovascular diseases. An estimated 19,000 people die every year across the globe as a result of excessiv......

There has been a 10% rise in workplace injuries in regions of the US where it is legal to smoke a joint, findings that come as countries including Germany and Thailand debate loosening or tightening rules around marijuana use. "Laws that allow recreational marijuana sales were associated with a 10% increase in workplace injuries among individuals ages 20 to 34," the researchers said, in findings published by the American Medical Association (AMA) and based on official workplace injury data. From University of Wisconsin-Parkside, San Diego State University and Bentley University, the economists......