For Asia's migrant workers, extreme heat is 'a matter of life and death'
CNN
It was mid-afternoon on a sweltering Saturday when Raj, a laborer from northwest India, started feeling dizzy as he hauled heavy bags of concrete mix and sand on a construction site in downtown Singapore. "The heat scares me," said Raj. "(But) I have no choice."
Temperatures had reached 34 degrees Celsius (94 degrees Fahrenheit), but Raj carried on despite the heat and soon developed a splitting headache. Within minutes, he collapsed to his knees and vomited.
"I felt very weak," Raj said. "My head was spinning and my legs (gave way)."
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