How Delhi’s Informal Workers Face Climate Change

How Delhi’s Informal Workers Face Climate Change

It is the first week of October, yet the heat and humid weather continues in Delhi. Occasional rain brings short relief, but for people who work in the unorganised sector it is hitting them hard. These workers include street vendors, domestic helpers, waste pickers and rickshaw pullers. They work outdoors or in cramped, poorly ventilated spaces. They do not have steady pay or safe workplaces, so bad weather immediately affects their health and t…