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Human Rights Day 2025: We must protect workers from exposure to excessive heat
Human Rights Day 2025: We must protect workers from exposure to excessive heat
This Human Rights Day 2025, La Isla Network (LIN) is making a clarion call to protect workers worldwide from exposure to excessive heat. We remember that the right to the highest attainable standard of health includes the right to safe, humane working conditions. No one should have to risk their life trying to provide for their families. Rising temperatures worldwide threaten millions of workers’ right to safe and dignified work. […]
Giving Tuesday 2025: Read about William Martinez's fight
Giving Tuesday 2025: Read about William Martinez's fight
When William Martinez was 12 he joined the sugarcane cutters in Chichigalpa, Nicaragua — the same community where men routinely worked 10–12 hour days under a scorching sun, with little water, no shade and no rest. What began as a way to support his family quickly became a fight for survival. Friends, cousins and colleagues began falling ill and dying from a mysterious chronic kidney disease (CKD). “We cut cane, […]
Tap In: Save Workers' Lives by Becoming a Monthly Donor
Tap In: Save Workers' Lives by Becoming a Monthly Donor
We protect the people who build our homes and grow our food. Government spending cuts have jeopardized that work. Step up to the effort—become a monthly donor. Our solution connects academic rigor with innovation, technology, and analytics—making workplace standards protective effective scalable https://laislanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Studio-Fundraiser-12.mp4#t=3 We’ve rarely asked for personal donations, believing safe work environments should be the responsibility of government, retailers, brands and employers. But recent funding cuts by DOGE have […]
Spring 2025 Campaign: BRING IT HOME by La Isla Network
Spring 2025 Campaign: BRING IT HOME by La Isla Network
La Isla Network's Efforts Cut by DOGE
La Isla Network's Efforts Cut by DOGE
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What a Monumental Study Says About the Relationship Between Labor Productivity and Temperature
What a Monumental Study Says About the Relationship Between Labor Productivity and Temperature
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Protect workers by donating to La Isla Network.
Protecting Workers in a World Where Extreme is the New Normal – When Extreme Becomes the Norm, Your Action Becomes Essential
LIN Researcher Dr. Barrak Alahmad Wins 2025 AAAS Award
LIN Researcher Dr. Barrak Alahmad Wins 2025 AAAS Award
La Isla Network (LIN) researcher Dr. Barrak Alahmad has been named among the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) 2025 Award Winners. The AAAS awarded Dr. Alahmad with the Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science, highlighting his skill in conducting data-driven research and engaging the public with transformative science. The recognition underscores the growing contribution to global heat stress research and data-driven solutions. The achievement is […]
Extreme Heat is a National Crisis—The 2025 Heat Policy Agenda Charts a Path Forward
Extreme Heat is a National Crisis—The 2025 Heat Policy Agenda Charts a Path Forward
Summary of the ILO Report “Heat at work: Implications for safety and health”
Summary of the ILO Report “Heat at work: Implications for safety and health”
The ILO report “Heat at work: Implications for safety and health” paints a stark picture of a rapidly warming world, where 2023 was the hottest year on record, followed by consecutive months in 2024 that broke previous temperature records.
Act with HASTE to address exertional heat stroke
Act with HASTE to address exertional heat stroke
Federal heat standard is a great first step to protect workers in a changing climate
Federal heat standard is a great first step to protect workers in a changing climate
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) released on July 2 a proposed rule to protect workers from extreme heat. Furthermore, the Biden-Harris administration reiterated its commitment to protecting workers and communities from extreme heat, announcing new executive measures.
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