Health & Environment
Global Report Highlights Escalating Health Risks for Food Workers from Climate Change
The Hindu2h
THE BRIEF
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A new report by IPES-Food warns that extreme weather and harmful chemicals are escalating occupational health risks for millions of global food workers.
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The study notes that 30% of the global food system workforce—about 416 million people—earn below a living wage, leaving them vulnerable to climate hazards.
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In India, climate-related drought and crop failures push landless farmworkers into debt cycles and bonded labor, while increasing farmer suicides.