Scavenging Hope: Natalie Cartwright, who took this picture of a manual scavenger in the
rural village of Haryana in Moradabad District, Uttar Pradesh, India, writes:“The work of …

BACKGROUND Manual scavenging refers to the practice of manually cleaning, carrying,
disposing or handling in any manner, human excreta from dry latrines and sewers (UN …

Manual scavenging is an issue which has been prevalent in India for quite some time.
Despite measures taken by the Government of India to ban the practice, the ground reality of …

India has the second largest scavenging population in the world after China. Although the
exact number of manual scavengers remains disputed, the 2011 census showed that …

When the population around the globe is eagerly discussing the importance of human rights
and its breaching in diverse ways, a community is being excluded from mainstream society …

Manual scavengers succumbed to various perils including social exclusion, occupational
health hazards, untouchability, etc. The author intends to link the 'Practice of Manual …

Manual scavengers, or 'Safai Karamcharis', as they are known in India, are sanitation
workers who manually clean human waste for a living and face considerable occupational …

Manual scavenging is a serious issue that is harmful on multiple levels and due to the
interconnected nature of its causes, the damage that it inflicts is extremely difficult to …

Most people act ignorant when faced with the issue of manual scavenging. People have
often asked us in surprise,'Are there human beings who carry other people's excreta even …

MENANCE OF MANUAL SCAVENGING IN INDIA INTRODUCTION Page 1 MENANCE OF
MANUAL SCAVENGING IN INDIA INTRODUCTION “I may not be born again and if it happens …