“As Prime Minister, ackowledge this failure, make a national apology and take immediate action”, Safai Karmachari Andolan said in a memorandum to the Prime Minister. New Delhi, August 4: Hundreds of sanitation workers from more than 10 states, families of those killed while cleaning sewers and septic tanks, Members of Parliament, students, writers, and […]
The deaths of manual scavengers demand Justice, not Silence. The culprits of their death — whether individuals or institutions — must be held to account. This is not a matter of charity. It is a matter of constitutional duty, legal obligation, and human dignity. Groundxero | May 29, 2025 While, the ruling class […]
One of the sanitation workers, Deepu, who survived the tragedy at Mughalsarai, said that if the private hospital had wanted, at least Vinod’s life could have been saved but due to the presence of feces on his body, the doctor shooed him away from a distance. Groundxero | May 15, 2024 The death of sanitation […]
Even though the national capital would come to a standstill if the work of sewer workers and informal waste pickers is not done regularly, there is no provision to properly integrate them into the government setup. New Delhi, 27th April 2024: Sanitation workers in Delhi have been facing unemployment because of the inability of the […]
Open Letter to the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu regarding the demand for regularization of the ‘temporary’ sanitation workers of Chennai Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board Date: 21-05-2022 To, The Hon’ble Chief Minister, State of Tamil Nadu, Chennai. Subject: Regarding the demand for regularization of the ‘temporary’ sanitation workers of Chennai […]
Sanitation workers of ‘Chennai Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board’ write an open letter to the residents of Chennai seeking citizens support before commencing an indefinite strike by them demanding permanent employment to avail minimum social security and other benefits. The workers said that the strike is not to inconvenience the citizens but to convey […]
Since 1st May safai karamcharis in Delhi University have been fighting for their right to dignified employment, braving the Delhi heat while dealing with the more urgent issue of keeping their families fed without employment. The promise of a democratic, independent nation that upholds human rights and the dignity of labour continues to remain unfulfilled […]
Narendra Modi had promised the country’s workforce one crore jobs a year through “Make in India”, etc. But the self-proclaimed ‘Mazdoor No.1’, after occupying the throne, promptly pushed on the gears of neo-liberal crony capitalist extraction that was initiated by his predecessor Manmohan Singh. 2018, being the final year before the next General Elections, had […]