Join us for a webinar on “Protecting Workers in Heat Action Plans,” organized jointly by the Mittal Institute, Center for Labor and a Just Economy at Harvard Law School, and Africa Office of the Harvard University Center for African Studies. Across the globe, extreme temperatures and severe heatwaves are already impacting the health and safety of workers. States and cities from India to South Africa to the United States are developing Heat Action Plans to help their communities prepare for the worst impacts, including outdoor and indoor workers alike. This webinar will explore how Ahmedabad, Boston, and Cape Town have developed and implemented Heat Action Plans, and why engaging with workers and their representatives is central to their success.
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm IST / 3:00 pm SAST / 9:00 am EST
Venue: Online on Zoom
Moderator:
Sharon Block, Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School and Executive Director, Center for Labor and a Just Economy
Speakers:
• Zoe Davis, Senior Climate Resilience Project Manager, City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Albert Ferreira, Manager of the Resilience and Climate Change Branch, City of Cape Town, South Africa
• Rajvi Joshipura, Senior Coordinator of the Self-Employed Women’s Association of India (SEWA)
• Dileep Mavalankar, Distinguished Professor of Public Health and Former Director of the Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar
