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Sabah Gurmat
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Sabah Gurmat is an independent journalist based in Mumbai, India.
WMC Women Under Siege
India’s Women Manual Scavengers Caught Between Illegal Exploitation and Desperation
Sanitation work in India still involves illegal manual labor, with as many as 1.3 million Indians from certain caste groups employed as 'manual scavengers,' who load waste onto baskets or metal troughs to carry off for disposal. Not only is the work detrimental to their long-term health, but it’s also a cause for inhumane discrimination, which not only affects how they’re treated out in society but also their pursuit of alternative livelihoods.
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