ILO Working paper 31

Turning up the heat: Exploring potential links between climate change and gender-based violence and harassment in the garment sector

17 May 2021

This working paper highlights the intersection between climate change and gender-based violence and harassment by exploring how climate change, measured by increasing heat stress and extreme weather events, could lead to heightened violence being faced by the (mostly female) workers in the sector as a result of its impact on productivity.