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KAGAD KACH PATRAKASHTAKARI PANCHAYAT, PUNE
Occupational Health and Safety of Waste Pickers
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WORK CONDITIONS OF FREE ROAMING WASTE-PICKERS
Long work hours Long distances Accidents while climbing into garbage
containers Harassment by police, pedestrians, municipal
workers- prone to sexual harassment Dogs, pigs, cows and insects at containers-
prone to bites, diseases Addictions- tobacco common among women Lack of any facilities- water, toilets
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FORMATION OF SWaCH
SWaCH Cooperative - demand to formalize the wastepicker’s role in the city’s solid waste management, improve working conditions and reduce their vulnerability to privatization of waste related services
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CHANGES IN WORK CONDITIONS
Access to waste at source Lesser work hours, much better
conditions, recognition of work Gear and Equipment-Pushcarts, Gloves,
raincoats, masks
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Organic Waste -- Composting & Biogas
• Access to segregated waste
• Resource recovery• Higher earnings
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… use of Mechanical Equipment by women
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Space for sorting recyclables
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Reduced harassment- authorities Designated space to recover materials Protection from the sun and the rain Space to store water, eat lunch Higher income due to bulk sales
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Health insurance and other interventions
•JAN AROGYA HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY• Premium paid for by the PMC• Now working towards inclusion into RSBY
• TETANUS IMMUNISATION- access to health care from the PMC
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EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSBILITY
Disposal bags for used Sanitary napkins
made by waste-pickers of SWaCH. Need the same for
diapers
Parath Pathwa – “Send it back” drive as part of the CHUK DE-the right way
campaign in Pune.
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