Dhaka, July 15 -- Climate change is no longer only an environmental phenomenon. It is now the greatest justice challenge of our time. Its worst impacts are suffered by those least responsible, especially low-paid workers in the Global South. In Bangladesh, the ready-made garment (RMG) sector is home to over 4 million workers, of whom over half are female. These workers find themselves caught between the double forces of climate change and economic transformation, with rising health risks and job insecurity in the face of a global shift towards a low-carbon economy.

In countries like Bangladesh, where the majority of RMG employees work in informal or semi-formal environments, they are especially vulnerable due to the absence of safety net...