The GR is a huge win for safai karamcharis within the state because it acknowledges the role of the State even when deaths occur in private societies.
SCAVENGERS MEANING MANUAL
As per the Prohibition of Employment of Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation (PEMSR) Act, 2013 and the Supreme Court’s decision in the Safai Karamchari Andolan v/s Union of India case, a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each was awarded by the High Court to the three women. In January 2019, three labourers suffocated to death while cleaning a sewage treatment plant on Mira Road.Īfter a two-year-long wait, widows of the three workers who died while cleaning a septic tank in May 2019 were set to get compensation from the state government’s social justice department issuing a Government Resolution (GR). Last year, activist Bezwada Wilson from the Safai Karmachari Andolan, said on Twitter that 472 deaths due to manual scavenging had been recorded from 2016 to 2020.Ĥ72 deaths from 2016 to 2020 and 26 deaths this year till date due to manual scavenging are recorded with details of each incident sent to central government! Still it keeps denying even a single death!! Shameful!! #ManualScavenging #stopkillingus The unskilled labourers, meanwhile, are much cheaper to hire and contractors illegally employ them at a daily wage of Rs 300-500. The Mumbai civic body charges anywhere between Rs 20,000 and Rs 30,000 to clean septic tanks.
The lack of enforcement of the Act and exploitation of unskilled labourers are the reasons why the practice is still prevalent in India. Click here for more Why is manual scavenging still prevalent in India?
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