{
  "id": 11352446,
  "title": "Protecting workers, livelihoods from El Niño’s fallout",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/protecting-workers-livelihoods-from-el-ninos-fallout",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-02T04:11:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Jakarta Post",
    "slug": "the-jakarta-post",
    "url": "https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/02/protecting-workers-livelihoods-from-el-nios-fallout.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "El Niño's impacts are spreading across workplaces, household budgets, and local economies in Asia and the Pacific. With a strong El Niño event expected to persist into early 2027, the World Meteorological Organization warns that its effects will vary widely across the region. While much attention focuses on the weather, for many workers and their families, the immediate concerns are about job security, income, and livelihood protection. El Niño is not just a climate shock; it also brings employment, income, and inequality challenges. Drought, extreme heat, floods, and water shortages can reduce production, disrupt businesses, and lead to fewer working days, shorter shifts, and lower earnings. The agricultural sector is particularly vulnerable, as drought, irregular rainfall, water shortages, and extreme heat can shrink harvests, working days, and incomes. Fisheries, aquaculture, construction, transport, logistics, tourism, food processing, and energy industries may also face disruptions, higher costs, and supply pressures. Vulnerable workers, including street vendors, delivery riders, waste pickers, domestic workers, and others in the urban informal economy, may lose working hours or face reduced earnings. Protecting these workers' livelihoods requires an integrated approach that combines climate preparedness, social protection, and sound macroeconomic policies.",
  "summary": "Across Asia and the Pacific, El Niño’s effects can quickly reach workplaces, household budgets and local economies, hitting vulnerable workers, particularly those in the informal economy. Protecting their livelihoods will require an integrated approach linking climate preparedness with social protection and sound macroeconomic policies.",
  "key_points": [
    "El Niño event expected to persist into early 2027",
    "Drought, heat, floods threaten jobs and incomes",
    "Vulnerable workers face reduced hours or earnings"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Governments and industries must adopt an integrated approach combining climate preparedness, social protection, and sound economic policies to shield vulnerable workers and their families from El Niño's far-reaching economic impacts.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}