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Neglect of Sewage Workers: Concerns about the New Act

By on December 07, 2013

The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013 does not give the same rights to those who manually clean drains and septic tanks in urban areas. This is also manual labour and involves the use of hands in cleaning excreta. Workers have to enter manholes to physically clean blockages. Government bodies have brazenly ignored court orders on mechanisation and bans on manual cleaning of sewage pipes. Unfortunately, the much-awaited new law also ignores the plight of sewage workers.

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Sathyaseelan, Samuel. Neglect of Sewage Workers: Concerns about the New Act. , , . , 2013. Sathyaseelan, S. (2013). Neglect of Sewage Workers: Concerns about the New Act. , , . Sathyaseelan, Samuel. "Neglect of Sewage Workers: Concerns about the New Act." 2013, .Sathyaseelan Samuel. "Neglect of Sewage Workers: Concerns about the New Act." (2013). Sathyaseelan, S 2013, 'Neglect of Sewage Workers: Concerns about the New Act', , , . Samuel Sathyaseelan, 'Neglect of Sewage Workers: Concerns about the New Act' (2013). Sathyaseelan S. Neglect of Sewage Workers: Concerns about the New Act. . 2013. Sathyaseelan, Samuel. Neglect of Sewage Workers: Concerns about the New Act. . 2013. , .

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