Europe’s Largest Unions Demand Right to Cancel Work on Days Above 30C
- Unions across Europe are calling on governments to introduce legislation to safeguard workers from rising temperatures, after western Europe recorded its hottest June on record.
- Three of Europe’s largest trade unions, representing 12.6m people in 40 countries, have urged the European Commission to include heat-protection measures for workers in a new law.
- The unions want to see maximum working temperatures based on recognised scientific metrics.
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- Unions across Europe are calling on governments to introduce legislation to safeguard workers from rising temperatures, after western Europe recorded its hottest June on record.
- Three of Europe’s largest trade unions, representing 12.6m people in 40 countries, have urged the European Commission to include heat-protection measures for workers in a new law.
- The unions want to see maximum working temperatures based on recognised scientific metrics.
Sources: Novaramedia