Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | "Manual scavenging," caste, and discrimination in India
India : cleaning human waste
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| Other authors / contributors: | Human Rights Watch (Organization), issuing body.
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| ISBN: | 9781623131838
1623131839
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| Notes: | "August 2014."
"This report was researched and written by Shikha Silliman Bhattacharjee, a consultant for the Asia Division at Human Rights Watch."--Page 92.
Includes bibliographical references.
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| Summary: | "This 96-page report documents the coercive nature of manual scavenging. Across India, castes that work as "manual scavengers" collect human excrement on a daily basis, and carry it away in cane baskets for disposal. Women from this caste usually clean dry toilets in homes, while men do the more physically demanding cleaning of sewers and septic tanks. The report describes the barriers people face in leaving manual scavenging, including threats of violence and eviction from local residents but also threats, harassment, and unlawful withholding of wages by local officials."--Publisher's website.
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