The price of productivity: China's latest occupational diseases uncovered

生产力之代价:中国最新发现的职业性疾病揭露

Round Table China

社会与文化

2025-05-23

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We often talk about careers, hustle, and performance. But here's a question we don't ask enough: What does work cost your body? Your sleep? Your peace of mind? Join Round Table today to explore what happens when work begins to hurt and how a major policy update might help. / Round Table's Happy Place (16:57)! On the show: Niu Honglin, Laiming & Yushan
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  • Discussion keeps the world turning.

  • This is Roundtable.

  • You're listening to Roundtable.

  • I'm Niu Honglin, joined by Lai Ming and Yishan.

  • Coming up soon, we often talk about careers, hustle and performance.

  • But there's a question we don't ask enough.

  • What does work cost your body, your sleep, your peace of mind?

  • Join Roundtable today to explore what happens when work begins to hurt and how a major policy update might help fix that.

  • Also, we all need a little happiness boost, and that's what our special segment is here for.

  • In Roundtable's Happy Place, we share what's been making us smile this week.

  • But before that...

  • From noise exposure to mental strain,

  • it's time to rethink what workplace health really looks like in the 21st century.

  • As work evolves, so do the health risks.

  • Recently,

  • the National Health Commission recognized two modern conditions as official occupational illnesses,

  • carpal tunnel syndrome and post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.

  • We'll explore what these changes mean, the risk factors to watch for,

  • and what both employers and employees can do to build healthier work habits and environments.

  • To start with,