Home » Manual Scavenging

Manual Scavenging

ARTICLES  / LABOUR  / Manual Scavenging  / NEWS  / TRANSGENDER
PM Modi Oath Ceremony: 30 sanitation workers, 90 labourers and transgenders became special guests, said- we can’t believe it
arun Posted On June 10, 2024


Construction worker Angad said- I kept the invitation letter close to my heart for many days, I couldn’t believe that I was also invited. Sanitation worker Seema Pawan Bohat, while sharing her happiness, said- I didn’t even know what an […]


Continue Reading
0
173 Views


LABOUR  / Manual Scavenging  / NATIONAL  / NEWS  / TRANSGENDER
Sanitation Workers, Labourers, And Transgenders: Special Invitees To Attend PM Narendra Modi’s Oath-Taking Ceremony
arun Posted On June 8, 2024


Special Invitations have been sent Sanitation Workers, Labourers, and Transgenders to attend PM Modi’s grand oath taking ceremony. Narendra Modi is expected to take oath as the Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive time on June 9, according […]


Continue Reading
0
185 Views


Atrocities  / CASTE  / DALIT NEWS  / Dalit Women  / Manual Scavenging  / NEWS  / STATE  / UTTAR PRADESH
Jhansi News: Female sanitation worker subjected to indecent behaviour, employees on strike due to no action
arun Posted On June 3, 2024


Jhansi News: Due to no action being taken on the complaint of the sanitation worker, the workers staged a sit-in at the Municipal Office on Saturday afternoon and went on strike. Jhansi News: A young man misbehaved with a female […]


Continue Reading
0
199 Views


CASTE  / DALIT NEWS  / Manual Scavenging  / NEWS  / STATE  / UTTAR PRADESH
PALIKA- Chairperson felicitated six sanitation workers on their retirement
arun Posted On June 3, 2024


Muzaffarnagar. Six employees working as regular sanitation workers in the Nagar Palika Parishad were given a heartfelt farewell on their retirement. Chairperson Meenakshi Swaroop praised the contribution of these sanitation workers in keeping the city clean. In the retirement felicitation […]


Continue Reading
0
164 Views


CASTE  / DALIT NEWS  / DELHI  / Manual Scavenging  / POOR  / UTTAR PRADESH
Activists Express Concern Over Rising Manual Scavenging Deaths in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh
arun Posted On May 18, 2024


The poor condition of sewer and sanitation workers, who largely belong to marginalized caste groups, also shows the persistence of caste-based exploitation in India. New Delhi- Advocates, journalists, and social activists have expressed concern over the alarming number of deaths […]


Continue Reading
0
229 Views


CASTE  / DALIT NEWS  / LABOUR  / Manual Scavenging  / NATIONAL  / NEWS
Student, sanitation worker, farmer: Dalit lives across society unsafe
arun Posted On May 10, 2024


From Banaras Hindu University’s students to sanitation workers, violence continues to affect and be fatal for India’s Dalit community. The latest statistics provided by the NCRB (National Crime Records Bureau) records and notes that atrocities against Scheduled Castes have increased […]


Continue Reading
0
158 Views


ARTICLES  / CASTE  / DALIT NEWS  / Manual Scavenging
Dr. Laxman Yadav’s ‘Professor ki Diary’: A Tribute to Rohith Vemula and a Bestselling Chronicle of Campus Politics and Caste Discrimination
arun Posted On May 5, 2024


The book currently holds the #88 spot in overall book sales and ranks second in the Indian Writing and Biographies & Autobiographies categories on Amazon. Ayanabha Banerjee New Delhi- In a world where the act of scribbling one’s thoughts and […]


Continue Reading
0
283 Views


ARTICLES  / DALIT NEWS  / LABOUR  / Manual Scavenging  / NEWS  / STATE  / UTTAR PRADESH
UP: Death of Sanitation Worker in PM Modi’s Parliamentary Constituency Raises Questions
arun Posted On April 7, 2024


Despite the advancements of Digital India, sanitation workers from Dalit and marginalized backgrounds continue to face hazardous conditions while performing their duties. Over the past five years, close to 400 sanitation workers have tragically lost their lives in sewer accidents, […]


Continue Reading
0
210 Views


DALIT NEWS  / Manual Scavenging  / NEWS  / STATE  / UTTAR PRADESH
Dalit sanitation worker dies inhaling poisonous gas in Varanasi
arun Posted On April 7, 2024


Ghurelal is survived by his wife and three children. He had been working as a sanitation worker for more than 15 years and earned a monthly salary of Rs 12,000. In a tragic incident, a sanitation worker from the Dalit […]


Continue Reading
0
154 Views


ARTICLES  / CASTE  / DALIT NEWS  / LABOUR  / Manual Scavenging
{Dalit History Month Special} Empowering ‘SANIPRENEURS’: Leaders & Communities Join Forces to Address Sanitation and Scavenging Challenges
arun Posted On April 5, 2024


The key distinction between manual scavengers and sanitation workers lies in the fact that scavengers are typically self-employed individuals involved in the cleaning of septic tanks and latrines without adequate protective gear. They predominantly hail from the Dalit community, and […]


Continue Reading
0
236 Views