Long Working Hours Kill Thousands of People a Year
長工時每年奪走數千人性命

主持人：陳彣 (Neil)

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Have you ever heard someone complain that their job is killing them? According to a new study, they might actually be right.

The study by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization has found that working long hours is killing hundreds of thousands of people around the world every year.

According to the study, working more than 55 hours a week was responsible for an estimated 745,194 deaths from heart disease and stroke in 2016. People also lost 23.3 million years to early deaths or disability because of heart disease and strokes caused by long working hours.

That same year, more than 488 million people around the world worked for more than 55 hours a week, the study found. It also found that people from the Western Pacific, South-East Asians, men, and older people were the groups that were most likely to die or become disabled because of long working hours.

Dr Maria Neira of the WHO said that working 55 hours a week is dangerous for people's health, and that governments, employers and employees need to "wake up" to the fact that working long hours can cause early death.

The WHO has said that governments can help to protect workers' health by making laws that stop employers from making their employees work extra hours. It also said that employees could agree to share working hours with each other so that they do not do more than 55 in a week.

Summary
世界衛生組織與國際勞工組織的研究發現，過長工時每年奪走世界各地數十萬人的性命。根據該研究顯示，有約745,194死於心臟病和中風的案例是因為每週工時超過55小時所引起的。 因為長工時所導致的心臟病和中風，人們總體來說，少活了2,330萬年，可以說是相當的驚人！該研究還指出男性及年長者，是最有可能被長工時摧殘致死或殘疾的族群。WHO也表示政府應協助保護工作者的健康，藉由制定法規阻止雇主讓員工加班。

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References
Article: Engoo Daily News
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