The International Labour Organisation (ILO) in a news release on Wednesday disclosed that new global report showed how poorly designed or managed work, including high demands, long hours, and job insecurity in poorly managed workplaces, were damaging workers’ health and the global economy.
According to the global labour organization, the report examines how the psychosocial working environment is shaped by elements of work and interactions at work related to how jobs are designed, how work is organized and managed, and the broader policies, practices and procedures that govern work.
It also disclosed that the report introduced an innovative approach structured around three interrelated levels to better understand the factors that shape the psychosocial working environment, including job demands, role clarity, workload, autonomy, working time arrangements, and fair and transparent processes, with the aim of supporting targeted and proactive prevention and management to improve workers’ safety, health and performance.
The ILO further clarified: “To highlight the health and economic impact of a poor psychosocial working environment, the report goes beyond reviewing the documented evidence and includes new ILO global estimates showing that psychosocial risk factors are responsible for more than 840,000 deaths annually, nearly 45 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost each year, and an estimated annual loss equivalent to 1.37 per cent of global GDP.
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“It also reviews international, regional and national policy developments and outlines practical approaches to preventing and managing psychosocial risks at the workplace level”, it added.
