Overview

• On July 24, hundreds of Barcelona street cleaners held demonstrations to demand enforcement of June’s heat-safety rules after a worker’s death.
• Protesters accuse contractors of penalizing staff for taking mandatory water breaks and failing to supply breathable uniforms and shade at 34 °C. Greece’s largest union, GSEE, is pressing authorities to expand mandatory heat-safety inspections from peak summer months to year-round oversight.
• In response to tour guide complaints, Rome’s Colosseum Archaeological Park is considering a 30-minute earlier opening and scheduling post-sunset visits.
• The International Labour Organization and European trade unions are calling for binding, continent-wide standards to protect outdoor workers from rising temperatures.