As sewer cleaners look for cheap labour, daily wagers pay with life
(WorldNews India)

NOIDA: The death of three workers in a sewer line in Noida`s Sector 110 on Thursday shows how a section of the poor is still forced to risk their lives to keep our cities clean, despite a ban on manual scavenging. According to officials at Noida Authority, there are two categories of labourers who are hired as cleaners and sanitation workers, among others, in the city. There are nearly 1,500 workers hired by contractors, who are generally engaged in regular cleaning work of an entire area and get a 2.5% share of the total amount allocated from the Jal and sewer department of Noida Authority. These workers, who work as pump operators, cleaners or sanitation workers, are on a regular payroll...