“In 2019 – 2022, the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights led the project on civil liability for human rights violations funded by the Oak Foundation (Project). The Project involved a comparative …
As California sizzles, Amazon drivers feel the heat over metrics
Just two hours into his shift delivering packages for Amazon late last month, Alonzo was hit by a wave of exhaustion. Temperatures in Temple Hill, California, were forecast to hit …
As temperatures rise, industries fight heat safeguards for workers
In the nearly two decades she has worked in South Florida’s plant nurseries, baking under greenhouse plastic covers, Sandra Ascencio has seen more than her share of misery. Ascencio remembers …
‘Sending drivers out to die’: UPS workers demand heat safety amid record temps
Matthew Moczygemba knew something was wrong when he lost his thirst. It was midafternoon on a 103-degree day in Fort Worth, Texas, and the UPS driver had been delivering packages …
Madrid Cleaners Get Relief After Death at Platinum-Owned Firm
Madrid’s city council and the companies that clean Spanish capital’s streets have agreed to health and safety guidelines for high temperatures after a street sweeper died from heat. Manual street …
Heatwaves as an Occupational Hazards: The impact of heat and heatwaves on workers’ health, safety and wellbeing and on social inequalities.
Weather-related heat exposure has become a sanitary concern given the wide repercussions it has for health. Both physiological and epidemiological research show that the impact of heat on human health …
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How Rising Temperatures Are Becoming a Labor Story
“When an extraordinary heat wave hit the Pacific Northwest in June 2021, with temperatures soaring to a record 116 degrees in Portland, it sent a hard-to-ignore message that extreme heat has become …