In the face of climate change, workers’ health is put to the test by new dangers

“Under the midday sun, lugging a heavy cooler in one hand and a mini barbecue in the other, Edimar Santiago walks the length and breadth of Rio de Janeiro’s Vermelha …

What the Scorching Summer Does to Delhi’s Informal Workers

All informal workers face climate change and it impacts their livelihood – reduced income as well as reduced hours of work. Workers talk about fatigue and dehydration, excessive sweating, and …

Phoenix passes landmark rule requiring heat protection for outdoor workers

Phoenix, Arizona, passed a landmark rule this week that will provide protections from extreme heat for thousands of outdoor workers in the hottest US city. In a unanimous 7-0 vote, …

Are there workers’ environmental rights in EU law?

Over recent decades, we have seen an increase in academic exploration of the interactions between workers and the environment, including the emergence of new fields such as environmental labour studies. Labour lawyers have …

REDESCA launches its Agenda 2024-26

In a strategic step towards the promotion and protection of rights in the Americas, REDESCA presents its Work Plan 2024-2026, entitled “A Hemispheric Agenda for ESCER“. This document, which was …

HIDDEN HARVEST: Human Rights and Environmental Abuses in India’s Shrimp Industry

“This report is the culmination of three years of research and investigations into the Indian shrimp sector, examining evidence of forced labor, living and working conditions for shrimp supply chain …

ETUI Report: Towards workers’ environmental rights

An analysis of EU labour and environmental law Building on the ongoing discussion on the labour–environment nexus in labour law and other areas of scholarship, in this paper we systematically …

How to Make the Green Economy a Just Economy

At last year’s COP28 climate summit in Dubai, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change presented a stark warning. The world remains on track for at least three degrees Celsius …

ILAW Network presenta Amicus Curiae ante la Corte Interamericana para Opinión Consultiva sobre Emergencia Climática y Derechos Humanos

El pasado 18 de diciembre ILAW Network presentó ante la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos excrito de Amicus Curiae en el trámite de la Opinión Consultiva solicitada por Colombia y …

International Journal of Comparative Labour Law & Industrial Relations: Special Issue Labour – Environment Nexus

This special issue is the result of a scholarly dialogue in which the guest-editors and the article contributors engaged in the context of the international symposium ‘The Labour-Environment Nexus: Legal …

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