Unions in Europe press for new worker protections to counter heat stress
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Arthur Neslen and Matthew Taylor
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The GuardianUnions in Europe press for new worker protections to counter heat stresstheguardian.comClimate crisis prompts calls for workplace temperature limits and rights to heat breaks and adjusted working hours As Europe’s sweltering summer continues, trades unions are mounting a push for new laws to counter deadly heat stress that is linked to an estimated 230 workplace deaths a year. This year’s toll may be even higher, with 1,300 excess European deaths already connected to the June heatwave by the World Health Organization , and other estimates running as high as 20,000 . Continue reading...
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