‘When I get home, my whole body aches’: extreme heat saps health and wages of India’s poorest workers
Workers in highly physical jobs in some sectors lost on average 6.6% of their salaries in 2024 due to extreme heat, analysis found. Photograph: Saqib Majeed/Sopa Images/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenWorkers in highly physical jobs in some sectors lost on average 6.6% of their salaries in 2024 due to extreme heat, analysis found. Outdoor workers suffered the most, losing close to 9% of their salary in 2024, amounting to £112 ($151).Map of maximum temperatures in India in 2024The economic loss was the highest in the arid desert region of Rajasthan, an area with prolonged heatwaves and a rising death toll due to extreme heat.
- ▪Workers in highly physical jobs in some sectors lost on average 6.6% of their salaries in 2024 due to extreme heat, analysis found.
- ▪Photograph: Saqib Majeed/Sopa Images/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenWorkers in highly physical jobs in some sectors lost on average 6.6% of their salaries in 2024 due to extreme heat, analysis found.
- ▪Outdoor workers suffered the most, losing close to 9% of their salary in 2024, amounting to £112 ($151).Map of maximum temperatures in India in 2024The economic loss was the highest in the arid desert region of Rajasthan, an area with prolo
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Workers in highly physical jobs in some sectors lost on average 6.6% of their salaries in 2024 due to extreme heat, analysis found. Photograph: Saqib Majeed/Sopa Images/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenWorkers in highly physical jobs in some sectors lost on average 6.6% of their salaries in 2024 due to extreme heat, analysis found. Photograph: Saqib Majeed/Sopa Images/ShutterstockExtreme heat‘When I get home, my whole body aches’: extreme heat saps health and wages of India’s poorest workersExclusive: Outdoor workers losing up to 9% of income as weather becomes ‘poverty multiplier’, research saysCarmen Aguilar García and Antonio Voce in London; Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan in DelhiSun 19 Jul 2026 23.00 EDTLast modified on Sun 19 Jul 2026 23.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on…
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