Join us for a national conclave dedicated to improving the occupational health and safety of sanitation workers in India. The event brings together practitioners, policymakers, labour rights advocates, researchers, and sanitation workers to discuss preventive, inclusive, and systemic approaches. Through an intersectional lens, the conclave explores how caste, gender, and working conditions shape risk, dignity, and equality in sanitation work.
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Key highlights
- The conclave reframed sanitation from an act of charity to a matter of human rights, focusing on dignity, justice, and systemic reform.
- Participants exposed the gap between laws and lived realities, where caste and gender discrimination keep sanitation workers in unsafe and unfair conditions.
- Data revealed widespread health issues and fatalities among sanitation workers, underscoring the need for stronger laws, accountability, and lasting health protection.
- Discussions moved beyond one-time measures like PPE distribution, calling for worker-led, fair, and climate-sensitive sanitation systems.
- Programmes such as Garima and feminist labour campaigns were recognised for treating sanitation work as skilled, dignified, and vital to social equality.
Occupational Health of Sanitation Workers in India – Visual Notes
