Thursday, March 28, 2024

Topic: Sewer workers

Four sanitation workers die cleaning sewer at Faridabad hospital

Four sanitation workers including siblings died after inhaling poisonous gas while cleaning a sewer pit at a private hospital in Faridabad Wednesday afternoon.

Criminal silence

Even when the relentless 'Action 2022' campaign against sewer and septic tank deaths across India continues beyond 50 days, it received little attention from the general public.

Deprived of rights: Sewer workers in national capital

The sewer workers in the national capital New Delhi who work in the contractual system have been deprived of individual and labor rights, alleges Dalit Adivasi Shakti Adhikar Manch (DASAM), a platform of the Dalits, Adivasis, and their organisations.

Sewer workers in Delhi demand recognition for risking their lives

"There is a constant threat to lose work if we raise their voice against the system," say the sewer workers in national capital Delhi.