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The Independent
11-07-2025
- Climate
- The Independent
South Korean workers made to pause work in deadly heat
South Korea is set to introduce mandatory 20-minute breaks every two hours for outdoor workers during heatwaves. The new regulation, expected to commence next week, will apply to sectors such as construction, landscaping, and delivery when temperatures reach 33C. Employers failing to comply with the rule could face work stoppages or business suspension. This measure follows 28 heat -related deaths in South Korea between 1 June and 8 July, with nearly half occurring among outdoor workers. The move addresses increasingly frequent and prolonged heatwaves in the country, which scientists link to the global climate crisis, and aligns South Korea with other nations implementing similar worker protections.
Asharq Al-Awsat
23-06-2025
- Climate
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Beijing Issues Weather Warning for Hottest Days of Year
Beijing residents sought shade and cooled off in canals on Monday as authorities issued the second-highest heat warning for the Chinese capital on one of its hottest days of the year so far. China has endured a string of extreme summers in recent years, with heatwaves baking northern regions even as parts of the south have seen catastrophic rain and flooding. Authorities in the city of 22 million people urged the public to take precautions, with temperatures expected to peak at around 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday. "It's been really hot lately, especially in the past few days," intern Li Weijun told AFP on Monday afternoon. The 22-year-old said he had stopped wearing formal clothes to work and delayed his daily exercise until after 10:00 pm to stay safe. "I think it's related to climate change, and maybe also to the damage done to nature," he said. An orange heat warning -- the second-highest in a three-tier system -- was issued on Monday as officials encouraged people to limit outdoor activity and drink more fluids to avoid heatstroke. Construction workers should "shorten the amount of time consecutively spent at labor", while elderly, sick or weakened individuals ought to "avoid excessive exertion", according to the guidelines. Zhang Chen, 28, said she carried an umbrella outdoors to prevent sunburn. "I used to ride a bike, but once it gets this hot, I basically stop doing that," the IT worker told AFP. Despite the beating sun, legions of delivery drivers zipped through downtown areas at noon to bring sustenance to Beijing's office workers. A few lazed on the backs of their scooters in a shady spot, while elsewhere, people cooled off with ice creams or by taking a dip in the city's canals. - Climate giant - Beijing is still a few degrees short of breaking its record for the hottest-ever June day, set at 41.1C in 2023. Human greenhouse gas emissions are driving climate change that causes longer, more frequent and more intense heatwaves. China is the world's largest producer of carbon dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas, though it has pledged to bring its emissions to a peak by the end of this decade and to net zero by 2060. The country has also emerged as a global leader in renewable energy in recent years as it seeks to pivot its massive economy away from highly polluting coal consumption. In a shady spot near an office building, 42-year-old Lucy Lu spent her lunch break with friends, kicking a shuttlecock through the air -- a traditional Chinese game known as "jianzi". "I was born and raised in Beijing, and summer here has always been like this," she said. "But I do think when the temperature goes over 40C, there should be some time off or work-from-home options to reduce the risk of heatstroke."
Khaleej Times
10-06-2025
- Business
- Khaleej Times
UAE: Over 10,000 AC rest stations for delivery riders during peak summer
Over 10,000 air-conditioned rest stations will serve delivery service workers across the UAE throughout the peak summer period. Known as the 'Midday Break', the UAE enforces a ban on outdoor work under direct sunlight from 12.30pm to 3pm daily for three months, starting June 15. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) said Tuesday that delivery services are a 'vital logistical sector with a unique operational model', where workers are not stationed in fixed locations. Delivery service workers can access the nearest rest stations through interactive maps available on the apps.
Bloomberg
17-05-2025
- Bloomberg
Bikers Like Me Should Run Red Lights in NYC Sometimes
New York City police have begun cracking down on bicyclists who run red lights and stop signs and commit other traffic violations, with a sharp increase in tickets issued and also a shift to giving offenders criminal citations that require a court appearance. This is to some extent an understandable reaction to the unsettling new normal of delivery workers and others on electric bikes and scooters zooming down New York streets and bike paths at dangerously high speeds. An overdue reaction, perhaps: Statistics from the NYPD indicate that, as with traffic enforcement in general, bike enforcement activity dipped sharply early in the pandemic and had stayed low until recently.
South China Morning Post
10-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Keeta riders in Hong Kong strike over pay reduction and no peak hour subsidies
Riders working for Keeta, a major food delivery platform in Hong Kong, are demanding better payment from the company after staging strikes in two districts on Saturday. Advertisement Dozens of delivery workers, who protested during lunch and dinner hours on Saturday in Tsuen Wan, stated in an open letter that the Meituan-owned platform had reduced their pay per delivered order. 'Since May your platform [has kept] on decreasing the order fee. It is not me, we all Tsuen Wan riders are receiving the orders fee less than HK$38 (US$4) per single order and less than HK$55 per double order in non peak hours,' they wrote in the letter. 'The peak hour order fee we [are] receiving is less than HK$45 per single order and less than HK$65 per double order and including no SUBSIDY provided in the Tsuen Wan area. 'We as all Tsuen Wan motorcycle riders, cyclist and walkers today hold a strike against your unfair decreasing fee and all the sudden change of providing no SUBSIDY in peak hours.' Advertisement Images of the strike posted online showed about 40 delivery workers gathered near Hoi Pa Street in Tsuen Wan, many holding signs criticising Keeta. Some signs read 'STABLE FEE & FAIR PAY' and 'SUBSIDY IN PEAK HOURS'.
