Safai Karamchari Andolan

On the concluding day of the Peoples’ BRICS summit in Brasilia, participants discussed the assault on democracy and the need for strengthening solidarity between movements

In the first half of 2019, at least 22 workers, mostly from the Dalit communities, were killed while cleaning sewers.

The manifesto lists the specific demands made by the manual scavengers to break the shackles of caste, patriarchy, and for the recovery, reconstruction, and reclamation of their fundamental right to live with dignity.

The ‘job’ overwhelmingly employes members of the oppressed Dalit communities (mostly from Valmiki caste), who are often forced to become manual scavengers due to lack of employment opportunities and systemic discrimination.