The European Trade Union Confederation is pressing the European Commission to set a maximum working temperature law, warning that extreme heat now poses a predictable and preventable threat to workers across the continent.
European trade unions call for World Cup-style ‘cooling breaks’ for workers as temperatures soar
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Thu 04:54 - Le Figaro
Heatwave: European unions demand compulsory “cooling breaks” for employees
Thu 10:58 - Le Figaro
Heatwave: the CGT calls for an end to physical work above 28 degrees