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Miami Herald
Miami Herald
Business
Alex Harris, Syra Ortiz-Blanes

‘Water, rest, shade’: The fight to protect Florida’s outdoor workers from extreme heat

When Pedro Trejos was in his early 20s, the Nicaraguan-born construction worker was on the second-floor of a job site in Miami when he lost his footing in a spell of dizziness.

His colleagues helped him up and called emergency services, who told him that he was dehydrated because of the hot temperatures.

“If the security band hadn’t been there, I wouldn’t be talking to you today,” he said.

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