75 years after independence, some Indians are still forced to clean human excreta for a living. A comic thread on manual scavenging in India, for Article 14.

Launch of the #SanitationWorkers knowledge platform at #WorldWaterWeek Gustavo Saltiel Highlights the situation of sanitation workers and remind us that this is not only a matter of rights, it is also a matter of having a workforce that can deliver SDG 6.2 sanitationworkers.susana.org

My condolences to the South Asian, Arab, African, Persian and Caribbean folk getting gaslit by doting coverage of the last grand symbol of the colonizing British Empire. More than 2.5 billion of us are still recovering.

Ensuring the rights of sanitation workers is crucial to achieving #SDG6 - #CleanWater and sanitation for all. Check out the new Sanitation Workers Knowledge and Learning Hub launched in collaboration with SNV Water - find us on Bluesky as snv.org World Bank Water World Health Organization (WHO) & International Labour Organization SuSanA fal.cn/3rO71

I will be speaking tomorrow on the situation of Christian Sanitation Workers in Pakistan (trends.minorityrights.org/trends2022/pak…) at an Online Side Event organized by Minority Rights Group UN Human Rights Anti-Slavery International and United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery. (1/6)

📢This account, created for the Sanitation Workers Forum, will be temporarily managed by the Initiative for Sanitation Workers, a global advocacy initiative for #SanitationWorkers rights by International Labour Organization WaterAid World Health Organization (WHO) SNV Water - find us on Bluesky as snv.org World Bank Water. Watch out for exciting updates!

Check out the #SanitationWorkers Knowledge and Learning Hub- featuring a Resource library, blog, and discussion forum: sanitationworkers.susana.org

Want to contribute resources/blog posts related to #SanitationWorkers rights? Check out the guidance here: sanitationworkers.susana.org/faq

New!📢 Has #Sanitation work and worker's conditions improved in #Kerala over time? Hariprasad V M of IIT Bombay looks at the current and historical factors influencing sanitation work in #Alleppey, #India. Read now 👇 link.medium.com/j99xPqrLnub Institute of Development Studies SuSanA #WASHTwitter

Why is #research on #SanitationWorkers rights important? What are the key research priorities? Join us for the discussion at the #UNCWaterandHealth Conference. ⏰26 Oct, 8.30 EST. In-person and livestream. 👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/2p8r77nc

#SanitationWorkers Research Awards'22- Join us for the announcement at the #UNCWaterandHealth conference. ⏰ 26 October, 10.30 AM EST. 👉 In-person/virtual registration: tinyurl.com/2p8r77nc Read more: tinyurl.com/2afub7tr #sanitation #WASHtwitter #sanitationheroes

Missed the session on 'Strengthening evidence on #SanitationWorkers rights'? Check out the replay here: youtube.com/watch?v=0ibUVB… 👇Highlights in the thread below. Thanks to all participants and presenters! #UNCWaterandHealth UNC Water Institute

New paper! Latest paper with Sally Cawood Mariam Zaqout 🇵🇸 and @BEonthetoilet discusses the importance of engaging with the rights of sanitation workers from equity and inclusion perspectives: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Applications are open for the 3rd edition of the Sanitation Workers Research Awards. Calling researchers who are working on the #health, #safety and #dignity of #sanitationworkers. Application instructions and details here 👉 cutt.ly/J7FkaBf