Sanitation workers are at multiple risks in India

Pune | Thursday | 17th June, 2021

Summary:

Photo for Representative Purpose | Image: AFPIn India sanitation workers are considered to be the lowest stages of a casteist society. As every single human life is precious to the country these sanitation workers should be provided with necessary safety measures. Average thousands of deaths per year transpire over a cross-section of sanitation workers in India. Developed countries provide bunny suits to their sanitation workers our sanitation workers go into the septic tank and manholes wearing nothing but briefs. Until we know the space of sanitation workers it is impossible for policies to be effective without knowing the type and numbers of its direct beneficiaries..