Extreme temperatures in southern Europe have had an impact on workers’ health and led to industrial action in some Member States as early as 2015, Eurofound, the European agency for the improvement of working conditions, noted in a new publication on Monday 31 July, while July 2023 is considered to be the hottest month on record.
“Eurofound’sresearchshows that, as of 2015, 23% of workers in the EU were exposed to high temperatures for at least a quarter of their working time....