According to the Hong Kong Construction Association, which promotes the development of the city’s construction industry, workers are provided with shaded places and warm drinking water.
Freezing clothes, such as hats with wings at the back to guard the neck from the sun, are likewise available.
” We have mobile vests with a fan inside, so that when they’re working, they can lower their body temperature and ( improve ) ventilation inside the construction site”, said the association’s executive director Godfrey Leung.
However, a string of extreme heat warnings was likely stifle construction completion and make construction times longer for projects involving public housing and infrastructure.
The only thing we can do is set aside a time for rest so that we can track our personal development. Then we can make it up in the fall or spring, if the design phase permits”, said Leung.
Additionally, development personnel who are registered receive health checks.
LESS RELIEF FOR GIG WORKERS
But, low-wage gig workers face a tougher day.
” Some workers may need to work in rural regions, for example, washers on the roads or the countryside. They does not receive substantial support from employers, like real rest stations for those in resolved work locations”, said Terry Wong, a manager at the Hong Kong Red Cross.
Every time the station issues a warm weather advisory, the charitable organization sets up cellular rest areas throughout the city.
So far, it has given out 1, 100 summers products to employees this year, more than the 700 that were distributed in 2022.
Each system consists of a lightweight fan, liquid beverages, a bottle of water, and a handful of tickets for essentials in supermarkets.