ACTION 2010
End Manual Scavenging by the end of 2010
Manual scavengers are often Dalits. They clean human waste with their bare hands and no protective gear.
» Read about Action 2010 - the The Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA) campaign to eradicate manual scavenging by the end of 2010.
» Read about the 2010 nationwide bus ‘march’, the ‘Samajik Parivartan Yatra’, to end the manual cleaning of human excreta from non-flush toilets and "reclaim dignity, equality and human personhood" of manual scavengers”. The march has highlighted the Dalit struggle in 20 Indian states, spreading awareness and inspiring manual scavengers across India to quit and protest, before culminating in New Delhi.
» Read IDSN news stories on the outcome of the march and SKA's demands
» Read the IDSN message of solidarity to the protesters and SKA in connection with the march
» Read the press release from SKA on the rally
» Read SKA’s list of demands (at the end of the document)
» View photos from the march and rally
» More information about manual scavenging
Press clippings:
» A revolutionary journey, a revolutionary mission – The Hindu
» Former manual scavengers demand apology from governement – The Hindu
» India toilet cleaners stage protest over conditions – The BBC
