LIFESTYLE OF SANITATION WORKERS IN COIMBATORE CORPORATION

Abstract

The study examined the lifestyle, their salary queries, working atmosphere, problems faced and safety awareness of the sanitation workers in Coimbatore corporation.However, all this progress has a demand sideof sanitation and the supply side, especially the people who carry out sanitation work, and who are called manual scavengers, a historically designated and socially invisible class of human labours remains forgotten . They start their work very early in the morning and skip their breakfast, lunch and do all the cleaning activities. In all other countries they are treated with huge respect, whereas in India they are still treatedwith hesitation and their works are not recognised with proper appreciation and also with unfair salary.