‘We’re not animals, we’re human beings’: US farm workers labor in deadly heat with few protections

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Advocates want Osha to issue federal heat standards, requiring water, shade and rest breaks

The climate crisis is endangering farm workers around the US who work outside in excessive heat throughout the year without any federal protections from heat exposure in the workplace.

 

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