• Heat Special · Workers' Rights & Climate

    Heat Is Killing Workers Now!

    “I’m so hot. I think I am dying.” Action cannot wait.

    Read the Heat Dispatch ↓ The Right to be Cold →
    Global Impact at a Glance
    0.0000deaths
    ⏱ Next heat death in
    27:43
    ≈ 18,970 / yr
    Modelled Global Fatalities · ILO 2024 ⓘ
    Modelled Global Fatalities. ILO (2024) attributes about 18,970 worker deaths a year to extreme occupational heat — spread evenly, that is ≈0.0006 a second, or one worker roughly every 28 minutes. The live counter shows workers killed so far in 2026. A modelled estimate, and almost certainly an undercount.
  • Case Study: Extreme Heat & Human Rights Violation in Supply Chains

    Straight from the production line.

    These are the latest verified heat emergencies reported to the Handshake Workers’ Hotline. Such cases expose the unfiltered reality of extreme heat on the factory floor and outline what transparent, brand-coordinated remedy must look like. Tap any card to read the full case analysis.

    Gender-Specific Vulnerabilities on the Line

    Beyond general health risks, female workers face compounding structural barriers. High indoor thermal stress frequently causes severe heat rashes and intensifies physical illnesses during menstrual periods. Despite these physiological hazards, rigid factory attendance management systems regularly prevent female operators from securing necessary sick leave, forcing them to work through severe physical distress.

  • Heat Emergency · Dedicated Worker Line

    Heat Kills. We save.

    The “I’m So Hot” Hotline was built specifically for production-line workers facing extreme, hazardous heat at work. It is not a general enquiries channel — it is a rapid-response, human-operated emergency infrastructure built to provide local response, intervention and site remedy referral.

    When heat became an emergency, the “I’m So Hot” Emergency Hotline for workers launched.
    Rapid-response capacity
    Actual Need Emerging
    Hotline and Database Established & Team Set-up
    “I’m So Hot!” Hotline Launched
    How the Hotline Operates
    “I’m So Hot” — Emergency Heat Line● Human support · Confidential · Live

    Illustrative conversation: a worker reports a 35°C workshop with no thermometer and fear of stopping work; the line checks for heat-illness symptoms, explains their options, and offers to discuss an anonymous complaint with each next step agreed together.

    01Taking ‘Feeling: I’m So Hot’ Seriously as a Human Rights Violation
    Voices from the Floor.
    02Key Facts Collection
    Building an Actionable Case File.
    03Framing the Case
    An Issue of Structural Supply Chain Equity.
    04Call to Action
    Make Solution Work.
    Purpose-built for heat
    A dedicated line focused on extreme heat, workplace health, and labour rights.
    Human-operated
    Workers are received by trained volunteers, not an automated response system.
    Ready to handle cases
    Consultation, listening, complaint intake, communication support, and referral in one response route.
    Built on long-term experience
    A rapid emergency response backed by Inno’s long-running worker hotline and grievance experience.
    This is what rapid response looks like: a field signal becomes a dedicated, staffed support line with clear service boundaries, trained volunteers, and practical routes to further action.
    ● LIVE · free and confidential  ·  human-operated  ·  for production-line workers
  • How We Work

    From field signals to workable remedy.

    Inno starts where a problem first becomes visible: a call, a field visit, a workplace conversation, a partner referral, or a case that existing mechanisms failed to hold. We work from there to understand what happened, where risk sits, who carries responsibility, and what kind of remedy can actually be used.

    01

    Receive the first signal

    We begin with the concrete concern a worker or community brings, and keep the first account close to the person's actual situation.

    02

    Establish facts and risks

    Before acting, we clarify what happened, protect identities, assess urgent risks, and locate where responsibility may sit.

    03

    Turn cases into field evidence

    Repeated cases reveal patterns. We translate those patterns into case learning, tools, research, and public knowledge.

    04

    Build routes to remedy

    With workers, local partners, workplaces, brands, funders, and researchers, we work to make remedy reachable, usable, and safer to access.

  • Fight With Inno · Workplace Heat

    Join us: a call for multi-stakeholder collaboration.

    The heat emergency on production lines is structural — no single organisation can cool a supply chain alone. Here is who we are looking for, and what we can build together.

    If you are —

    Peer NGOs & Civil Society Organisations

    Working at the intersection of environmental justice, migration, and labour rights.

    Funding Partners

    Committed to protecting vulnerable worker communities from structural climate risks.

    Global Brands

    Seeking to build authentic, climate-resilient, and ethically verified supply chains.

    Researchers & Field Investigators

    Currently documenting climate change impacts on human labour and industrial health.

    What we can build together

    Dedicated Hotline, Public Awareness & Mediation Support

    Expanding coverage across key industrial zones.

    Tech-Based & Management Emergency Solutions Development

    Deploying localised engineering, proper ventilation adjustments, and digital climate tracking tools.

    Supply Chain Research & Data Mapping

    Analysing intersectional climate impacts and indexing heat-stressed facilities.

    Advocacy-Led, Regional Dialogue

    Convening brands, suppliers, NGOs and regulatory bodies to formalise enforceable cooling standard agreements.

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