At 4:00 p.m. on June 2, in the hot weather, Mr. Nguyen Phu Tan and dozens of workers were still working hard at a construction site on Tran Phu Street, Thuong Tin Town, Thuong Tin District (Hanoi).
Mr. Tan's shirt was wet, his face was red, and sweat continuously flowed down his forehead and cheeks. Around him, dozens of other workers are working everywhere, some dragging the mortar to the 2nd floor, some bricking...
"The weather is hot, the workers are exhausted, which affects the progress of the work. Although very tired, everyone tries because they are afraid of affecting the progress committed to the homeowner, said Mr. Tan.
According to Mr. Tan, workers work hard but their eating and drinking conditions are not adequate, and the weather is hot and humid, affecting their health. "We just hope the weather will be cool all year round so that the work is not hard. But dreaming is a thing, but in reality, work requires me to do it properly, Mr. Tan shared.
At 5:00 p.m., Mr. Nguyen Van Tu, 51 years old, working as a sidewalk barber at Van Trai intersection, Van Phu commune, Thuong Tin district, stood cutting hair for customers in a situation where both the owner and the customer were grinning because of the heat.
Mr. Tu said that normal work is hard, vehicles travel dusty, and it is very tiring on hot and hot days. "On hot days like today, sometimes I still don't go out at 4pm, if a regular customer calls, I just go. This afternoon I just sat drinking water because I was dehydrated and sweating all the time. turned on the fan but it felt like a little heat was blowing on him one by one, Mr. Tu said tiredly.
Late afternoon, Ms. Bui Thi Hoa - an employee of a restaurant in Dich Vong Hau alley (Cau Giay, Hanoi) was cleaning the dining table and the bowl and chopsticks. Ms. Hoa took a towel on her head, wrapped a towel around her neck and kept using a towel to dry her sweat. The shirt she wore was covered with a wet sweat.
"Peak hot days are less crowded than cool days because they are afraid to go out, but cleaning is just a little better. We also have to work at 9pm after the night shift. My pet actually came to the motel, after bathing, I just wanted to go to bed right away and not eat or drink anything because it was so hot. After a day of losing too much sweat, feeling exhausted because of dehydration, always having a hot head," Ms. Hoa lamented.
On June 2, the temperature in many areas in Hanoi City was close to 39 degrees Celsius, on the street, some measuring points were up to 60 degrees Celsius. In severe heat conditions, experts recommended that workers, especially those who work hard and work outdoors in the sun for long periods of time, should pay close attention to measures to ensure safety and protect their health. When you feel tired, you need to rest immediately to avoid fainting, stroke due to dehydration, heat.
