Why sewage workers continue to die: No prosecution of

accused

 about 1,850 people have died in the last decade while cleaning sewers
 estimates that there were 302 deaths between 1992 and 2018
 India is probably the only country to have special laws for the safety of sewage workers. “That is because no country has
practices (a caste-based occupation where some groups have traditionally done the job) like this,” said Bezwada Wilson of
Safai Karamchari Andolan. “The 2013 law is very clear: you cannot allow workers to enter unsafe sewage systems without any
safety equipment, but the government has not been taking any preventive measures.
 ” study said that 94% of those who died were from groups Scheduled Castes, 4% were from Other Backwards Classes
and the rest from Scheduled Tribes.
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Why sewage workers continue to die: No prosecution of
accused