Comment on California to become third state to mandate heat protections for indoor workers

atro_city@fedia.io ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The term “third world” is no longer in use. The correct term is “developing nation.”

  Yes, the US has been considered a developing nation since 2022.

  In its global rankings, the United Nations Office of Sustainable Development dropped the U.S. to 41st worldwide, down from its previous ranking of 32nd. Under this methodology – an expansive model of 17 categories, or “goals,” many of them focused on the environment and equity – the U.S. ranks between Cuba and Bulgaria. Both are widely regarded as developing countries.

  The U.S. is also now considered a “flawed democracy,” according to The Economist’s democracy index.

  theconversation.com/us-is-becoming-a-developing-c…

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• Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  To be fair it’s not the sort of thing you think you’d have to make a law about. Should be kind of expected that companies do the bare minimum to keep their staff alive.

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  • Passerby6497@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If we have learned anything in the last decade, its that you have to put common sense shit into law because if you don’t, shitty corpos will abuse it to make line go up

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    • Stern@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Safety regulations are written in blood.

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• originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My daughter’s daycare had to close yesterday because it was too hot in the building. They have air conditioning but only from window units

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• BottleOfAlkahest@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  OSHA has some protections regarding things like water access and such. But OSHA doesn’t cover every industry.

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