Manual scavenging: A stinking legacy of suffocation and stigma (2018)(downtoearth.org.in)
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Manual scavenging: A stinking legacy of suffocation and stigma (2018)
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The wages they mention sound impossibly low. INR10 per month? How could someone afford to eat?
And why do "rehabilitated"/"liberated" scavengers face violence? Is there an element of slavery?
And why do "rehabilitated"/"liberated" scavengers face violence? Is there an element of slavery?
More context: https://scroll.in/latest/1029762/no-manual-scavengers-in-ind...
http://164.100.24.220/loksabhaquestions/annex/179/AU2726.pdf