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Deadly heat wave sparks urgent calls for worker protections
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Yun-gi = Prime Minister Kim Min-seok presided over the first meeting of ministers related to state affairs since taking office on the 10th and thoroughly responded to prevent damage from heat waves...
Deadly heat wave sparks urgent calls for worker protections
An unprecedented heat wave in Korea has led to a sharp rise in heat-related illnesses and deaths among outdoor workers, prompting growing calls for stronger legal safeguards and stricter enforcement. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, 1,228 cases of heat-related illness and eight suspected deaths were reported nationwide between May 15 and Tuesday. Among them, 238 cases occurred Tuesday. The figure is a 2.5-fold increa…
A few days ago, we learned of Montserrat's death in the midst of a heat wave. Her family reported that she died upon arriving home from a day's work as a street sweeper during the hottest part of the day. The autopsy revealed that Montserrat died from a blow to the head when she collapsed in her home, but her sister disagrees. Therefore, they have requested a second forensic autopsy to determine whether the true cause of death was heat stroke. W…
NL Federation of Labour Launches Campaign Highlighting Dangers of Excessive Heat in Workplace
The next few days are going to be hot right across much of the province, and the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour has launched a new campaign to address what they say is the “growing issue” of excessive heat in the workplace. The campaign focuses on three main areas: educating workers about the dangers of heat stress and their rights, collecting worker experiences through an online survey, and demanding better protections from both…
In the midst of a wave of extreme heat at the beginning of July, a FeDex employee collapsed at his place of work in Tremblay-en-France before dying two days later. An investigation is under way, while the tragedy raises a disturbing question: can one really die of hot at work during a heat wave? On Monday 1 July, at the end of the day, Alain M., a 50-year-old employee at FeDex, collapses on the ground as he sorts parcels in a closed warehouse in…
The family says they had notified the manager and also denounces the City Council's lack of empathy, as they have not even offered condolences.
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