Invisible and unheard: India’s women manual scavengers | The Indian Express
While working to rehabilitate and support manual scavengers, one of the first steps should be to recognise the women engaged in this work and prioritise their needs.
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IDSN’s searchable documentation database
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Occupational health and safety should be a fundamental right at work | Ethical Trading Initiative
Two years ago, the centennial International Labour Organisation (ILO) conference agreed that occupational health and safety should become a fundamental right at work. The death toll of work – five people every minute of every hour of every day around the world – was so tragic that action was needed.
EU Consultation for an Initiative on Sustainable Corporate Governance
Need and objectives for EU intervention on sustainable corporate governance
Contribution from the International Dalit Solidarity Network IDSN
The Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development (EMRTD) has identified five themes on which it intends to submit studies to the Human Rights Council during its mandate term. One of these studies is on Racism, racial discrimination and the right to development. Article 5 of the Declaration on the Right to Development enjoinsstates to take resolute steps to eliminate the violations of the human rights of peoples affected by racism and racial discrimination. The elimination of racism is therefore recognized as essential to fulfilling the right to development.
INSEC documents 5,542 victims of human rights violations in Nepal and recommends an end to impunity DevelopmentAid
Disclosing that several actions that post-conflict countries are mandatorily required to accomplish remain unaddressed in Nepal, the Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC), a leading human rights organization in the country, documented 5,543 victims of human rights violations in 2020.
Recommendations for the 44 th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council (30 June – 17 July 2020)
In connection with their participation in the 44th Human Rights Council session, states are encouraged to consider the ongoing and systemic practice of discrimination based on work and descent, also known as caste-based discrimination, affecting more than 260 million people globally.
Full article: Sustainable sanitation jobs: prospects for enhancing the livelihoods of pit-emptiers in Bangladesh
Manual pit-emptying – the removal of faecal sludge from pits and tanks using hands or basic tools – is a widespread practice in Bangladesh, and in other low- and middle-income countries. Despite this, little is known about the livelihoods of pit-emptiers. This paper analyses data from six cases of pit-emptying in three cities in Bangladesh, across three different operational modes: private cooperatives, government employees and self-employed workers.
Joint Stakeholder Submission of Non-governmental Organization on Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Nepal
For the preparation of the report, consultations and discussions have been held with more than 223 Dalit civil society organizations and other human rights organizations in Nepal. The report has been prepared consulting with various stakeholders, concerned members, experts/specialists at state government and Prime Minister's office, concerned ministries, parliamentary committees, honorable members of parliament, Dalit commission, women commission among others, Dalit people's organizations, civil society, human rights activists and Dalit civil society's heads and representatives and journalists.
Universal Periodic Report of Nepal 3rd Cycle – Fact Sheet
This is the fact sheet by DNF and IDSN on the UPR of Nepal, listing recommendations, that have been responded to and noted, as well as the national framework of Nepal.
From Segregation to Labour, Manu’s Caste Law Governs the Indian Prison System
In several states in India, prison manuals still dictate that labour within the prison should be assigned on the basis of caste.
Caste In Academic Institutions In India | Youth Ki Awaaz
This Professor’s Experience Clearly Proves How Casteist Our Academic Institutions Are
From hardship to hope: women migrant workers in the Indian ready-made garment industry | OpenGlobalRights
In order to provide women migrant workers with a life of dignity, security, and a sense of recognition at their workplaces, the three primary stakeholders of the garment sector supply chain need to work quickly and collaboratively.
HRW World Report 2020 references to caste
Caste references in Human Rights Watch's World Report 2020.
The Dalit Solidarity Network Finland celebrates its 10th anniversary – International Dalit Solidarity Network
The Dalit Solidarity Network – Finland (DSNFi) celebrated its tenth anniversary as an online celebration on 16 November 2020. The celebration brought together more than thirty participants from Nepal, India, UK and many parts of Finland.
UN experts raise concern over caste-based slavery – International Dalit Solidarity Network
UN experts spoke out about the links between discrimination and slavery at the webinar “Contemporary Slavery & Racial Discrimination: Civil Society Support to Survivors during the Pandemic” organised by the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the UN Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, the Geneva Human Rights Platform and the UK Mission in Geneva, on 2 December. Several experts raised concern over caste discrimination and caste-based occupations as well as the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on vulnerable groups.
Petition · UN: Act NOW & hold member states accountable for elimination of caste-based discrimination · Change.org
A petition by DHRD to call for the the United Nations to Build Forward Better on Descent and Caste-Based Discrimination.
Majority of Indian domestic workers ‘work seven days a week with no annual leave’ | The Independent
A survey of domestic workers revealed across six northeastern Indian states, a large majority of maids, cooks and other domestic staff worked seven days a week and were not given a single day of annual leave without having their pay docked.
Dalit Voices (Episodes 1-15)
Dalit Voices is a video series that seeks to keep the discussion of caste-based gender violence alive after the Hathras gang rape and murder of September 2020. We bring you Dalit womxn activists from India and around the world to talk about what is urgently required in the work towards ending caste atrocities in India.
India’s Sanitation Workers Seek Immediate Help From The Government | Amnesty International India
India’s Sanitation Workers seek immediate help from the government, as they fight for better safety gears and equal treatment.
Sanitation workers in South Asia: on the margins of society, on the frontline of COVID-19 | WASH Matters
Sanitation workers’ vital roles put them on the frontline – often forgotten – during COVID-19 lockdowns. Already marginalised in many societies, how has the pandemic affected their safety and wellbeing? Shahrukh Mirza and Andrés Hueso discuss our research with sanitation workers across South Asia, highlighting how to support them through the pandemic and beyond.