Cleaning human waste : "manual scavenging," caste, and discrimination in India / [Shikha Silliman Bhattacharjee].
2014
HT720 .B52 2014 (Map It)
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Title
Cleaning human waste : "manual scavenging," caste, and discrimination in India / [Shikha Silliman Bhattacharjee].
Published
[New York, New York] : Human Rights Watch, 2014.
Call Number
HT720 .B52 2014
Former Call Number
Ind 916 B4697 2014
ISBN
9781623131838
1623131839
1623131839
Description
i, 96 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)891183934
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.
Note
"August 2014."
"This report was researched and written by Shikha Silliman Bhattacharjee, a consultant for the Asia Division at Human Rights Watch."--Page 92.
"This report was researched and written by Shikha Silliman Bhattacharjee, a consultant for the Asia Division at Human Rights Watch."--Page 92.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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