Sanitation Work: Look Deeper

July 2019

We all use toilets, but most of us don’t have to worry about where our waste goes. That’s because there are sanitation workers dealing with that waste.

But in many countries these workers are forced to work in horrifying conditions that both endanger their health and lives and leaves them ostracised from society. Explore the stories of sanitation workers.

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PublisherWaterAid
ThemesLeave no one behind, Sanitation and health impacts, Sanitation workers
LanguageEnglish

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