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According to the Federal Labor Law , in Mexico it is established that the current work week is eight hours a day, six days a week . That is, 48 hours per week . However, according to data from the National Occupation and Employment Survey (ENOE) 2021, there is a large number of people who work more than stipulated. In January 2021 alone, 25.2% of the Mexican employed population was in this situation. And recently, a study carried out by the World Health Organization (WHO) between 1970 and 2018 based on data from 194 countries, has warned that working long hours is killing hundreds of thousands of people a year in a worsening trend and that may be further accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Work kills: WHO According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO ) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) that were published in Environment International : Long work hours caused 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016, a 29% increase since.
In a first global analysis of the loss of life and health associated with long-term work, the WHO and ILO estimate that in 2016, 398,000 people died from stroke and 347,000 from heart disease as a result of having Ecuador Mobile Number List worked at least 55 hours a week. Between 2000 and 2016, the number of deaths from heart disease due to long-term work increased by 42% and from stroke by 19%. work kills According to Frank Pega , a WHO specialist in a press conference, he stated that they had not found any difference between the sexes when it came to the effect of long working hours on the incidence of cardiovascular diseases , but on deaths. The burden of work-related disease is significant in certain sectors: 72% of deaths occurred among men, people living in the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia regions, and middle-aged or older workers. The majority of deaths recorded were among people who died between the ages of 60 and 79, who had worked for 55 hours or more per week between the ages of 45 and 74. Following information from the WHO, now that working long hours is known to be responsible for approximately one third of the total estimated burden of work-related disease, it is established as the risk factor with the highest burden of occupational disease.
The study concludes that working 55 hours or more per week is associated with an estimated 35% higher risk of stroke and a 17% higher risk of dying from ischemic heart disease, compared to working 35 to 40 hours a week. A growing problem: Home office and COVID-19 Unfortunately, the study's numbers highlight that the number of people working long hours is increasing, and currently represents 9% of the total population worldwide. This trend puts even more people at risk of work-related disability and premature death. The new analysis comes as the COVID-19 pandemic shines a spotlight on the management of work hours: The pandemic is accelerating developments that could fuel the trend toward increased working time. work kills According to Forbes , it is estimated that in just three weeks (end of March and beginning of April 2020), more than 346 thousand jobs were lost in Mexico alone , which caused many of the workers who kept their work, they sought to take care of it at all costs, translating "taking care of the work" into "killing themselves in it." Given this, Eva Rimbau, professor of Economics and Business Studies at the Oberta University of Catalonia and specialist in teleworking stated: Apparently, the days of people who are working from home are being a few hours longer than normal.