Ministry of Labour announces nationwide advisory to protect workers from heatwave

Amid the prevailing heatwave conditions across the country, the Ministry of Labour & Employment on Tuesday said that it has issued a nationwide advisory to protect labourers from excessive exposure …

No Deliveries Between 12 And 3 pm? Delhi Gig Workers Urge Govt Action As Heatwave Intensifies

The Gig and Platform Service Workers Union (GIPSWU) has written to the Delhi government, highlighting that temperatures are already hovering between 40°C and 42°C. Combined with humidity, the “feels like” …

How Dispute Resolution is Shaping Human Rights Expectations of Companies: Judicial Reference to UNGPs, OECD Guidelines

After two days spent hearing from experts in fields from private practice to politics and academia, the final session of the BHRLA conference exemplified the theme of “navigating change” underpinning …

Amazon India Workers Union Submits Heat Safety Recommendations to Government, Cites Constitutional and Labour Law Gaps

Amazon India Workers Union (AIWU) submitted detailed recommendations to the Ministry of Labour and Employment calling for binding heat safety standards under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSHWC) …

Will the European Union Protect Workers from Deadly Heat?

Last 10 December, the Advisory Committee on Health and Safety at Work (ACSH)—the tripartite body that assists the European Commission in preparing, implementing, and evaluating occupational safety and health (OSH) policy—issued its …

Applying human rights due diligence in the workplace to achieve a Just Transition: a trade union guide

This ITUC guide supports trade unions in promoting Just Transition by applying Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) in the workplace and across supply chains. It equips unions with tools to …

EU lawmakers back further weakening of contentious sustainability laws

Far-right parties joined forces with the centre-right in the European Parliament on Thursday to back further cuts to the bloc’s corporate sustainability laws, after months of pressure from companies and …

Anti-Trafficking Review: Climate Emergency and Work on a Heated Planet

“This Special Issue of Anti-Trafficking Review explores the impacts of the climate crisis on migration, precarious labour, and human trafficking. Contributions from across Asia, Africa, and the Americas illustrate how slow- …

Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals

Rising global heat is now killing one person a minute around the world, a major report on the health impact of the climate crisis has revealed. It says the world’s …

Climate Refugees Are Already Here—And Democracy Hangs In The Balance

At the end of July, the Frankfurter Rundschau ran an alarming headline: “First country on Earth to become uninhabitable—alarming forecast.” The island nation of Tuvalu in the South Pacific will most likely …