As extreme weather exacerbates the plight of informal workers in South Asia, they are demanding reparations from fossil fuel corporations. Increasingly marginalized, these workers, including street vendors and waste pickers, are uniting under the Workers' Collective for Climate Justice. Formed by various stakeholders including Greenpeace India, the coalition is advocating for accountability from oil and gas companies, which disproportionately impact over 9 million people in the region. The new Polluters Pay Pact aims for governments to tax fossil fuel firms to support communities recovering from climate disasters.
Pushed to the brink by heat and injustice, South Asia's workers demand reparations from fossil fuel corporations.
In 2023 alone, climate disasters prompted by oil and gas corporations have affected more than 9 million people in Asia.
Informal workers are no strangers to crises, facing social marginalisation and the harsh effects of climate change.
The Workers' Collective for Climate Justice aims to hold polluters accountable by introducing new taxes to support affected communities.
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