Documentary on manual scavenging

Manual scavenging is the practice of removing human excreta by hand from sewers or septic tanks. India banned the practice under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 (PEMSR). It is depressing to learn that even after 65 years of independence, the government has failed to eliminate manual scavenging. I was shocked to see the plight of those engaged in the menial task in The 2017 Tamil documentary ' Kakkoos ' (Toilet) delves into the lives and living conditions of manual scavengers in Tamil Nadu, and how this practice continues even today. However, Indian law banned manual scavenging as far back as 1993. According to the law, no person, local authority or agency should: . Construct an insanitary latrine (a latrine which requires manual handling of human Also read: Stape your eyes if you must, but watch 'Kakkoos', Divya's haunting film on manual scavenging. After the documentary was released on February 26, many of the screenings were cancelled in May 19, 2021 9 Manual Scavenging is defined as, " the removal of human excrement from public streets and dry latrines, cleaning septic tanks, gutters and servers." It often involves using the most basic tools such as brooms and buckets. Manual scavenging is deeply rooted in the caste system. Scavengers suffer from all kinds of illnesses. They have to come in direct contact with shit, hospital waste, harmful chemicals, and more shit. When they get ill, they are shunned by hospitals. They are an economically downtrodden class. Even amongst low caste scavengers, women are outclassed. NEW DELHI: ScoopWhoop Chase launches its latest documentary titled "The Manual Scavengers of Mumbai" that investigates the unfair practice of sewage treatment in Mumbai, the financial capital of India. The film features an upper caste male going into a gutter to scavenge for waste, while exploring the ideas of caste and privilege that What is Manual Scavenging? The Wire. Follow. last year. #Grit is dedicated to the coverage of sanitation, health across intersections. The Manual Scavenging Report is the first in a series of deep dive reporting projects. CHENNAI: "Every morsel of food we eat is stained in blood" is how a subject in K Divya's documentary film 'Kakkoos' (Toilet) describes the plight of manual scavengers. The filmmaker, who has In the heart of the financial capital of the world's fastest growing economy, the amount of sewage generated is beyond compare. And still today, there are pe When her documentary Kakkoos, on manual scavenging, released this February, she received hundreds of phone calls and messages on social media from unknown people threatening to rape and kill her Mired in the politics of caste and social inequality, manual scavenging continues to claim lives of workers, mostly members of the Dalit and minority communities. discovered his love for photography and subsequently worked as a cinematographer for the critically acclaimed 2017 documentary Kakkoos. A 2019 PARI (People's Archive of Rural Mired in the politics of caste and social inequality, manual scavenging continues to claim lives of workers, mostly members of the Dalit and minority communities. discovered his love for photography and subsequently worked as a cinematographer for the critically acclaimed 2017 documentary Kakkoos. A 2019 PARI (People's Archive of Rural The rap plays in the background as the viewer is forced to lock eyes with A