As Nigeria joins the International Labour Organisation, ILO, to mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2024, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, Agege branch, Lagos, has raised the alarm over increased death rates at work, occupational injuries and diseases due to excessive heat as a result of climate change.
“In this year’s world health and safety day, the public were adequately enlightened not only in English language but in Igbo, Yoruba and pidgin English. “Commemorating this year’s world health and Safety Day and in view of climate change, the United Nation/ILO identified that 2.41 billion workers are exposed to excessive heat at work, which is about 70 per cent of workers and this leads to an increase in death rates at work, occupational injuries and diseases.