AHMEDABAD – Over 46,000 members of SEWA (Self Employed Women’s Association) in India, many of whom are informal garment workers who complete long hours at home rather than in factories, have taken part in a pilot scheme offering financial support to offset the health implications of extreme heat.
The trial scheme, motivated by the increasing challenges posed to south Asian workplace safety by weather extremes, has been praised by union IndustriALL for “setting an example” for others to follow.
