New Policy Directions for Addressing Climate and Labour Precarity in BC

This project will produce original, policy-relevant research on the relationship between climate change and work-related precarity in British Columbia (BC). Existing research focuses on heat-stress risks for outdoor workers (such as in agriculture and construction). The broader impacts of climate hazards – wildfire smoke, flooding and extreme weather – on employment security, working conditions and wellbeing across a wider range of industries – including retail and warehousing, food services, healthcare, and manufacturing – have yet to be documented and analyzed. Moreover, inequities and precarity within the green job sectors are under-researched. This project will analyze how climate and employment vulnerabilities rooted in intersecting vectors of social difference shape experiences and impacts in ways that are not widely understood. It will produce rigorous insights for policymakers on the impacts of climate precarity, advance equity by highlighting those impacts on marginalized workers, and support future policy development at the intersection of climate and employment.

Faculty Supervisor:

Kendra Strauss

Student:

Partner:

BC Policy Solutions

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

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