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Killer heat’s shadow: DTE chronicles scorching lives of India’s factory workers in sweatshops turned sweatboxes
Published in Down To Earth, 24Jun2024

The article examines how rising temperatures are intensifying heat exposure for India’s factory workers, compromising health, productivity, and workplace safety. It underscores the urgent need for climate-responsive industrial buildings, improved ventilation, occupational heat mitigation measures, and evidence-based policies to protect vulnerable workers from escalating heat stress.

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Supported by:

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Govt. of India, Gujarat Energy Development Agency, U.S. Agency for International Development iNDEXTb (Industrial Extension Bureau) Govt. of Gujarat, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, New Delhi