Heat stress is an increasing issue in our workplaces and communities, especially in the summer.
The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and the Ontario New Democratic Party (ONDP) launched a campaign: The heat is on! A campaign to combat heat stress in Ontario workplaces.
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From the OFL’s campaign:
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterExtreme heat that injures, sickens, and even kills workers is caused by work and climate conditions. Education workers and students often suffer stifling heat in portables. Restaurant workers sweat it out in brutally hot kitchens. Migrant farm workers toil in the blistering sun with few protections.
We need legislation for all workers for both heat and cool limits in the workplace – and genuine policy response to the climate crisis by municipal, provincial and federal governments. Heat stress will only intensify more as our planet heats up, creating a workplace crisis within a climate crisis.
The heat is on, in Ontario, and our governments must put people before profit. We’re past the point of calling every worker killed by the climate crisis a “wake up call.” We need action now.
The OFL heat stress campaign
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