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As extreme heat events become more commonplace in Canada, labour groups, advocates and researchers are calling for a maximum temperature policy that would force workplaces to put protections in place for their employees when the mercury rises.
Canadians are working while ill to avoid losing income. Instituting country-wide sick-leave policies is a healthier option.
Imagine working during a heat wave, standing over a boiling hot stove in a busy restaurant with no air conditioning, limited ventilation and no access to
From fields to fryers, a warming planet is intensifying occupational health and safety threats to low-wage workers across the food chain.
Canadians are working while ill to avoid losing income. Instituting country-wide sick-leave policies is a healthier option.