In this episode of The Climate Conscious Podcast's Demystify Series, Princess Avianne Charles unpacks the deep connection between climate change and occupational safety and health.
Princess Avianne Charles is a workers' rights activist and writer based in Trinidad and Tobago. She covers topics on human rights, labour laws, climate and environmental justice, and occupational safety and health. With a degree in Occupational Safety and Health, she centers her work on providing safer spaces and risk reduction strategies for communities and the environment.
Princess shares her journey into advocating for workers' rights through a mentorship with Girls Care and her current leadership in the Redefining Work Series project implemented by NGO Caribbean Feminist.
Key Points:
- The alarming impacts of climate hazards like extreme heat, flooding, and drought on vulnerable worker groups
- The need for businesses to develop climate-specific workplace safety policies.
- Ways to create safe environments for workers to share their experiences and voice their concerns.
- The Caribbean Feminist ongoing survey on workers' experiences with climate change in Trinidad and Tobago, and their upcoming report featuring policy recommendations to protect workers from climate hazards.
- Climate change exacerbates workplace inequalities, especially for vulnerable groups. Therefore workers' safety must be prioritized through proactive policies and enforcement of regulations.
- Awareness and education as well as community solidarity are crucial to empowering workers to understand their rights and advocate for safer conditions, particularly in the era of climate change.
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