80 years after Independence, manual scavenging still continues
- The Safai Karamchari Andolan launched the “India at 80” campaign to end manual scavenging before India turns 80.
- Workers from four states shared stories of still cleaning toilets and sewers by hand despite the practice being banned.
- Activists said dry latrines and unsafe sewer cleaning continue, while workers face poor pay, discrimination and social exclusion.
- Former judges called for dry latrines to be demolished, workers to be compensated and given other job opportunities.
Source: theprint.in
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