India, Nov. 14 -- Most undesirable, high-risk jobs typically subcontracted to temporary, informal workers based on their caste, says new report

Despite laws and regulations being in place in India, the practice of manual scavenging has not been curtailed but has been forced underground, a report released by World Health Organisation (WHO) on November 14, 2019, said.

The most undesirable and high-risk jobs are typically subcontracted to temporary, informal workers despite a substantial formal and permanent sanitation workforce now being present in India, with basic working conditions protected by law, the report highlighted.

"Challenges remain regarding the systemic discrimination of groups perceived as being of a lower caste and the mu...