Practical training on housekeeping tasks as sweeping, dusting, mopping, bed-making and dish-washing was also imparted. Besides, they were introduced to the various tools for cleaning household appliances and furniture, in addition to the utility and functioning of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Kumar Mahesh, District Magistrate (DM) – Shahdara and Sadik Masih Medical Social Servant Society (SMMSSS).ĭuring the training programme, the trainees were oriented on the roles and responsibilities of a housekeeper, the question of dignity, and hygiene. The programme is being run as per the syllabus of Domestic Workers Sector Skill Council, and is being done in collaboration with the office of Sh.
Scavengers meaning manual#
With a view to building skills of people at risk of being forced into manual scavenging and empowering them for safer and better livelihoods, ActionAid India, under a European Commission-supported project, initiated a 2-month-long housekeeping training course for 50 former manual scavengers on September 24 in Delhi. In Delhi alone, more than 400 sanitation workers lost their lives after being forced to do manual scavenging. Apart from the several health hazards faced by them, the death toll while doing manual cleaning of underground sewage pipes and septic tanks is very high. Manual scavengers are amongst the poorest and most disadvantaged communities in India.
Despite a legal ban on this inhuman practice, shamefully, it is still very much prevalent in the country, and especially in our cities. Manual scavenging refers to the practice of manually cleaning, carrying, disposing or handling in any manner, human excreta from dry latrines and sewers.
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