Extreme heat costs poorest workers their health and wages
When temperatures soar across Asia's cities, informal workers face a choice: risk their health or lose their income. For many, the effects don't end when the workday is over.
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Brijpal Singh spends long hours working construction under the blazing sun in Noida, a sprawling industrial satellite city in India's National Capital Region.
Even as temperatures soar past 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit), work on the building site rarely stops.
By the end of each shift, the 51-year-old says his heart is pounding, and he's usually dizzy, dehydrated and physically drained from hours in the heat.
Missing work would mean losing his daily wage of 500 to 600 rupees ($6 to $7, €5.20 to €6.10).
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