Hyderabad’s garbage collectors demand social security, dignity

Hyderabad’s garbage collectors demand social security, dignity

By Matters India Reporter

Hyderabad, Nov 7, 2023: Official recognition as essential workers, registration, identity cards, and setting up a helpline app to address workplace harassment were some demands from the garbage collectors of Hyderabad.

More than 500 garbage collectors met November 5 to highlight their pressing demands and the lack of their basic rights and entitlements as they keep the southern Indian city clean and healthy.The meeting decided to present their demands as a memorandum to the Telangana chief minister. The memorandum also demanded the garbage pickers enumeration by the municipal and state labor department authorities.The meeting was […]

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