After several summers of record-breaking heat in B.C. and across the country, workers are starting to demand more protection from heat from their employers and the government.
Worker Solidarity Network (WSN) in B.C., for example, has been rallying the B.C. government to create “too hot to work” legislation for workers working indoors with no air conditioning, and outdoors being exposed to direct sunlight.
“Workers need better labour rights protections and enforced health and safety regulations that respond to the reality of the climate crisis as it manifests in the workplace,” WSN states on its website.
