What is the link between climate justice and labour justice?
Natural disasters such as rising temperatures, extreme flooding, and active wildfires disproportionately affect those in essential, low-wage positions, including workers in food service, retail, and hospitality. Between serving food on patios during wildfires, cooking in the back-of-house during a heatwave, or driving to deliver food during floods, food service workers are hit hard by climate change.
Through community-engaged research, our climate and labour project upholds the voices of workers across B.C. who have been directly affected by climate change in the food service industry. The project goal is to build worker power and foster connections among those who are otherwise isolated and unprotected.
This toolkit, developed by WSN’s former Climate & Labour Project Coordinator Jen Kostuchuk, covers the ins and outs of what climate concerns look like, navigating climate anxiety, and how to build solidarity to mobilize with your coworkers.
