Climate Change, Decent Work and Workers’ Health in Brazil: Theoretical Considerations

Sustainable Development
Workers Health
Climate change
Human Rights
Decent Work
Authors
Affiliations

Edgar Rodriguez-Huerta

University of Nottingham, Rights Lab

Luís Leão

Universidade Federal Fluminense

Todd Landman

University of Nottingham, Rights Lab

Published

August 20, 2025

Modified

August 20, 2025

Abstract

This essay explores the theoretical and conceptual nexus between climate change, workers’health, decent work, human rights, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) using the case of agricultural workers in Brazil, offering a compelling research agenda with five operational pillars: (1) research, (2) surveillance and monitoring, (3) risk assessment, (4) risk management, and (5) policies and regulations.





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Citation

BibTeX citation:
@online{rodriguez-huerta2025,
  author = {Rodriguez-Huerta, Edgar and Leão, Luís and Landman, Todd},
  title = {Climate {Change,} {Decent} {Work} and {Workers’} {Health} in
    {Brazil:} {Theoretical} {Considerations}},
  date = {2025-08-20},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1590/2317-6369/16224en2025v50eddsst12},
  langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Rodriguez-Huerta, Edgar, Luís Leão, and Todd Landman. 2025. “Climate Change, Decent Work and Workers’ Health in Brazil: Theoretical Considerations.” August 20, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1590/2317-6369/16224en2025v50eddsst12.