The European Green Deal (EGD) is a growth strategy that seeks to combine climate action with economic stimuli. Climate action, however, inevitably creates winners and losers, at least in the …
taly has been shocked by reports of the “brutal” treatment of migrants working on farms across the country and the death of a flower picker in temperatures of about 40C …
Of note, the report finds: 34. States should provide information to workers and trade unions on the types of climate-driven occupational safety and health hazards occurring by sector, as well …
SEWA (Self Employed Women’s Association) which organizes women workers in the informal sector, including home-based workers in the garment industry and workers engaged in the downstream shipbreaking industry, launched a …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed a rule Tuesday outlining steps employers must take to protect indoor and outdoor workers from the risk of heat illness, the first major …
Teachers in Chicago are using their powerful union to fight for climate action in city schools. The Chicago Teachers Union opened public contract negotiations with the city today, demanding electric …
Pakistan and India are sweltering. For laborers, not working because of the extreme temperatures can mean not eating. As South Asia bakes under a blistering heat wave, life-or-death decisions arrive …
Heat stress at work—a political emergency
In 2022, 61,000 deaths in the European Union were attributed to summer heat. Likely an underestimate, this is only one of many indicators of the growing and unavoidable challenge posed by the impacts of climate …