Ingrid Mendez, executive director of the Migrant Workers Centre, says that during the 2021 heat dome agricultural workers slept in RVs at temperatures above 60 C and were required to work next door to wildfires.

B.C. has no workplace temperature limits – Advocates want change

by Local Journalism Initiative May 29, 2025

written by Local Journalism Initiative May 29, 2025

By Michelle Gamage | The Tyee The Worker Solidarity Network is calling on the province to introduce laws to protect people from extreme heat while on the job. The network held a rally of about 20 people at Premier David Eby’s MLA office in Kitsilano Friday to call for worker protections during extre...

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B.C. has no workplace temperature limits – Advocates want change

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