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'Heat stress to become greater threat to agricultural workers'

The agriculture sector in Africa could lose up to 14 million jobs by 2030 due to heat stress. This was according to a new report by the International Labour Organisation titled, 'Working on a warmer planet: The impact of heat stress on labour productivity and decent work'.

By Siyanda Sishuba

8 Jul 2019

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While it was expected that the general labour force in Africa would increase by 2030, some jobs could be threatened as working hours were reduced due to heat stress. The agriculture sector was expected to be one of the sectors that would be greatly affected by this.

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