It reflects an entrenched system of caste-exploitation, the gains of which are reaped not just by a multitude of civic bodies but also by our resident welfare associations, schools, universities, hotels and hospitals, art and entertainment complexes and private offices. Our own insensitivity implicates us in the ongoing indignities and injustices Dalit workers experience. Sewerage workers, traditionally Valmiki Dalits, employed by civic bodies such as the Water Board, Public Works Department (PWD), Municipal Corporations, have, for generations, relentlessly toiled, continually risking their health and life to ensure upkeep of the sewerage system. But save for hurt, exploitation and untouchability, they have received little in return. Despite proactive orders of the Gujarat High Court (2006) and Madras High Court (2008), the implementation of the directives remains unrealised, in the wake of frequent deaths.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 10:16:56 +0000
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