Tag: ragpickers
Women workers demand social security & financial aid
Nashik, Maharshtra | Maya Khodve CC Maya reports on the plight of women workers at a garbage dump in Nashik. They demand social security and financial aid on account of low daily wages and the hazardous environment they work in. Lack of proper safety gear can lead to death: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_daBZNvfjw...
Children Carry Trash Not Books
The children of Solan in Himachal Pradesh have access to schools and a right to free education.
A Non-profit Media Investment Fund
Just today I learned about a very interesting organization for community media groups to know about: The Media Development Loan Fund. Since 1996, it’s given out $61 million in loans to independent media globally, which enables independent media groups to more than double their income in two years. They describe one...