NAPM demands moratorium on punitive enforcement during heat wave
The National Alliance of People’s Movements has called for a moratorium on eviction drives and punitive actions against informal workers during extreme heat conditions. They emphasize that protecting these workers is a matter of public health and labor rights. The alliance has outlined several demands for heat protection measures and social security for affected workers.
- ▪The alliance addressed a letter to Minister for Revenue Ponguleti Srinivasa Rao.
- ▪They argue that enforcement actions during heat waves endanger life and livelihood.
- ▪The group demands the declaration of heat waves as an occupational hazard and various protective measures for workers.
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The National Alliance of People’s Movements strongly demanded an immediate moratorium on all eviction drives, livelihood confiscations and punitive enforcement actions against informal workers during peak summer months and heat wave periods.In a letter addressed to Minister for Revenue Ponguleti Srinivasa Rao, the group of NGOs, unions and activists said any such actions during extreme heat conditions must be treated as endangering life and livelihood.Informal workers are essential to the functioning of cities and communities and heat protection is a legal and moral obligation of the State and employers.
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