Labor groups call for heat-specific protection policies for workers
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Rappler— While the DOLE has an advisory for safety measures against heat stress, labor groups report exposed workers experiencing heat stroke, dehydration, and other heat-related ailments
ایران اینترنشنال—May Day: Calls Grow For Release Of Iranian Labor Activists And Workers. The Iranian Writers' Association (IWA) has called for the unconditional release of all imprisoned workers and labor activists on the eve of International Workers' Day, May 1st.
The Guardian—‘Workers end up paying the price’: laborers call for safer building sites. Falls, slips and trips accounted for 865 worker fatalities in 2022 – more than 400 of whom worked in constructionWooden planks with nails covered the site where Antonio, a construction day laborer in Houston, Texas, was helping clear fencing last December. The contractor that hired him provided no protection, he said – so when he slipped, and a nail struck him just above the ankle, it became “really swollen”.Antonio was given hydrogen peroxide, and the contractor promised to get him medical...
Japan Today—Workers and activists across Asia hold May Day rallies to call for greater labor rights. Workers, activists and others in Asian capitals and European cities took to the streets on Wednesday to mark May Day with protests over rising prices and government labor polices and calls for greater labor rights. May Day, which falls on May 1, is observed in many countries to celebrate workers’