Topic: Manual Scavengers
‘Forced into death for wages’: Dalit sanitation worker dies cleaning drain without safety gear in Delhi
In Delhi, Rahul, a Dalit sanitation worker, was forced into a toxic drain to claim his unpaid wages, a coercion that cost him his life.
Over 120 deaths in 2025: Safai Karamchari Andolan alleges underreporting, calls sewer deaths a “national shame”
Safai Karamchari Andolan warned of ongoing “preventable” sewer deaths and alleged underreporting, as sanitation workers and activists protested in Delhi demanding accountability and mechanisation.
315 sewer deaths in five years: John Brittas MP questions govt claims of eradicating manual scavenging
CPIM MP John Brittas on Monday slammed the Union government's assertion of eradicating manual scavenging, citing the data tabled in Parliament that 315 people...
Two sanitation workers die after entering sewer chamber in Indore; toxic gas suspected
Two Indore Municipal Corporation sanitation workers, identified as Karan and Ajay, died after entering a sewer chamber near Choithram Hospital in Indore on Monday.
Despite a decade-old ban, manual scavenging continues to kill in Mumbai, families demand justice, dignity
Banned under law yet thriving in neglect, manual scavenging keeps killing Mumbai’s poor, forcing grieving families to fight the state for justice and dignity.
Manual scavenging claims three Dalit lives in Tamil Nadu’s dyeing factory
Three workers from Dalit communities died from methane gas poisoning while cleaning the sewage tank of a dyeing factory in Karaipudur, Tiruppur, in Tamil Nadu on May 19th and 20th, while a fourth worker is receiving treatment in a private hospital.
