#StopKillingUs: New Delhi, Bezwada Wilson, the founder of Safai Karmachari Andolan, speaks exclusively to Newsd about the plight of manual scavengers. He said, “Our demands are simple and clear. Stop people from entering the sewers who are involved in manual scavenging. The government should enable more technology into the shit[Read More…]
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#StopKillingUs: Shyamvati a manual scavenger demands new job oppurtunities at ‘Safai Karmachari Andolan’ protest
#StopKillingUs: Shyamvati, a resident of Loni, Ghaziabad is a female sweeper and a manual scavenger. She came to Jantar Mantar for participating in Safai Karmachari Andolan. She said that women manual scavengers need different jobs and their children also need a change of work. No more cleaning shit business. She also[Read More…]
TM Krishna, Bezwada Wilson win the 2016 Ramon Magsaysay award
Two Indians have received the 2016 Ramon Magsaysay award, acclaimed Carnatic musician TM Krishna and social activist Bezwada Wilson. Krishna was conferred the award for his “ensuring social inclusiveness in culture” while Wilson was recognised for “asserting the inalienable right to a life of human dignity”. The four other awardees[Read More…]