El calor extremo golpea con más fuerza a trabajadores agrícolas y migrantes: un análisis de la crisis climática y la precariedad laboral
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Adhik Arrilucea
Summary
This article examines how extreme heat from climate change disproportionately affects agricultural workers, especially migrant laborers, in Spain. It highlights the compounded suffering caused by precarious working conditions, lack of labor protections, socioeconomic inequalities, and inadequate access to cooling or healthcare. Through interviews with researchers, unions, and farmworkers, the piece explores the physical and mental health impacts of heat stress on this vulnerable population.
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· 3 pulledSuena la alarma. Te levantas, desayunas y te duchas. Te pones el desodorante, unas gotas de perfume y la crema solar. Sales a la calle, pero la temperatura del asfalto es ya sofocante desde por la mañana.
Es el caso de los agricultores y agricultoras, un trabajo precarizado y sometido a un estrés térmico que se agrava con la crisis climática.
Los problemas se acrecientan en el caso de los trabajadores migrantes. Debido a las desigualdades...
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