“The condition of sanitary staff is also not good and it is informed that they are exposed to all sorts of diseases, while they are working in hospitals and other places. But the sanitary workers who are working day and night to keep public spaces clean are not being given due protection,” she lamented. She demanded that the government should clear all outstanding salaries of the sanitation staff and ensure that these frontline fighters against Covid-19 are paid on time. “Moreover, the government should formally announce a separate relief package for workers serving at hospitals just as it has done for doctors and other paramedical staff. According to a joint report titled ‘Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers’, released in November 2019 by the World Bank, World Health Organisation, International Labour Organisation, and WaterAid, sanitation workers are among the most invisible and neglected segments in society.

Source: Pakistan Today May 01, 2020 18:00 UTC