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Rally for Dignity
16 Dec ’1024 Jul ’20 Amit Thavaraj
Posted in Composting, PeopleTagged abstract, Baida Babu Gaikwad, composting, crowd, gloves, overalls, portrait, segregation, supervisor, tempo

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The Waste Matters Blog

Waste Matters was commissioned by Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP) in May 2010. This 10-month project will create a photo-documentary of the people employed in the solid-waste management sector of Pune. This blog serves a repository of content -- photographs and articles -- created during the project's duration. The Waste Matters project is directed by Amit Thavaraj, Outsider Films, Pune.

KKPKP

Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP) is a trade-union of waste-pickers and itinerant waste-buyers in Pune. It was established by Pune's waste-pickers in 1993. KKPKP successfully argued for municipal endorsement of identity cards of waste-pickers. It quantified their contribution to solid waste-management and spearheaded the struggle for their rights. It established that the work of waste-pickers saved the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporations several millions every year in waste-handling costs -- Rs. 120 million in 2009 alone. Nearly two decades of organized struggle has brought about a gradual but marked change in the life of waste-pickers in Pune-- they now have access to credit, life insurance and partial medical cover; their children have access to educational scholarships; the environmental and financial contribution of their work is recognized.

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