US Edition42% increase in heat-related deaths at work in the EU since 2000, trade union says
- A heatwave gripped Europe in June and early July 2025, causing record high temperatures, heat-related deaths, and wildfires in Spain, France, and Italy.
- This heatwave followed years of increasing temperatures and emissions from fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial activities driving climate change.
- Authorities issued red alerts for 16 French regions including Paris and 18 Italian cities like Milan and Rome, closed almost 1,900 French schools, and banned outdoor work during peak heat hours in Italy.
- Energy Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher reported two heat-related deaths and 300 hospital treatments in France while wildfires in Catalonia killed two people and a Swiss nuclear plant partially shut down due to heat.
- The event highlights growing risks to worker health from rising temperatures, prompting updated labor protections and temperature thresholds in several countries to reduce heat exposure dangers.
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France brings in new protective measures for outdoor workers in heatwaves
The heatwave that has hit Europe over the last week has seen temperatures in France top 40C, and the country is joining Spain and Italy in implementing new measures to protect those working outdoors from the effects of the heat, as deaths are reported across the continent.
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On Wednesday, the government announced two deaths related to the heat wave before finally evoking "unfortunate" and retropedaling. The mortality due to heat is indeed difficult to calculate and one
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