Florida workers brace for summer with no protections: ‘My body would tremble’
04-05-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com

Florida workers brace for summer with no protections: ‘My body would tremble’

Effects of heat are expected to worsen after bill prohibiting municipalities from enacting shade and water protection is passedFor Javier Torres and other workers whose jobs are conducted outdoors in south Florida, the heat is unavoidable. A new law recently signed by Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor, that prohibits any municipalities in the state from passing heat protections for workers ensures that it is likely to stay that way.Torres has seen a co-worker die from heatstroke
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