Europe's Largest Unions Demand Right to Cancel Work on Days Above 30C

Following a record-breaking hot June, three major European trade unions representing millions are urging the European Commission to mandate heat-protection laws. They propose suspending work for demanding jobs at 30C and low-intensity roles at 32.5C to combat rising workplace heat stress. With current rules varying wildly across the continent, these unions argue that extreme weather is now a workplace reality requiring enforceable legal safeguards to prevent injuries and deaths.

"Extreme weather is now a workplace reality across Europe… Climate change is one of the defining challenges of our time, but workers are still being sent into increasingly extreme weather conditions without clear and enforceable protections."