Women workers across industries — including agriculture and manufacturing — and within the informal economy are already bearing the brunt of the climate crisis as structural inequality and exploitative conditions are made worse by climate impacts such as rapidly rising temperatures and floods.
This photo essay highlights the impacts of climate change on women workers, including physical, mental, sexual, and economic harms recognized as workplace violence under International Labour Organization Convention 190 on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work. Explore to learn more about how women workers are working tirelessly to defend their rights.
Browse the photo essay and visit “Women Rising” — a narrative series spotlighting the intersection of gender-based violence and harassment and climate change in the world of work.
This content is sponsored by FORGE. To learn more, visit the series website.
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