Yet so far: The enduring struggle against Manual scavenging

Manual scavenging is an age-old inhuman sanitation work tradition in India, mostly associated with caste and social hierarchies. One of the worst forms of manual scavenging is of emptying and collecting the human waste from insanitary dry latrines, and carrying it on head and disposing the same on a daily basis - mostly performed by women from specific most marginalized caste groups of the society. Despite its prohibition through legislative acts and judicial interventions since 1993 and enactment of new law in 2013, manual scavenging practice still continues and has perpetuated in newer forms. Watch this documentary for insights on the struggles of persons involved in manual scavenging and to understand their needs to lead a dignified life where their rights matter.
Directed by Natasha Badhwar, Camera: Sandeep Yadav, Translations - Fatema Kagalwala; Interviews by Anirban Bhattacharya; Mihika Chanchani; Sagar SK.