NEW DELHI, India: Climate Week India, which concluded on 4 October, saw hundreds of gatherings, walks, screenings and clean-ups hosted by communities across the country. In a rare convening on an equally rare pleasant September afternoon, several informal workers took centrestage to discuss impacts of climate change on their lives in New Delhi.
The event, which took place on 28 September, saw attendance from workers of several sectors including gig workers, warehouse workers, home based workers, domestic workers, street vendors and construction workers. Over two sessions of panel discussions, the workers sat on the dias, fixed their microphones and took charge of their narrative.
The event was organised by Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing or WIEGO as part of the Climate Week India 2026, in collaboration with Self-Employed Women’s Association – Delhi or SEWA and Janpahal.
For over two hours, workers told stories of their experience doing their work amidst factors like heat, rain, cold and even pollution. Their anecdotes were pointed, experiences revealing and diagnosis sharp.
