{"id":478,"date":"2024-04-01T09:01:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T09:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/new\/?page_id=478"},"modified":"2024-04-01T10:34:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T10:34:45","slug":"images-that-create-change","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/index.php\/images-that-create-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Images that Create Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"478\" class=\"elementor elementor-478\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09db8dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"09db8dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfe2904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfe2904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Images that Create Change<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-444691d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"444691d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Moved by the images of horrific working condition of Conservancy Workers in Mumbai, Industrialist Ratan Tata initiates \u201cMission Dignity\u201d to tackle issues of health, education and waste management.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c79ae89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c79ae89\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5749690 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5749690\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0dbc01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0dbc01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/06-so-1466x977-1-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-512\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/06-so-1466x977-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/06-so-1466x977-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/06-so-1466x977-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/06-so-1466x977-1.jpg 1466w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8e1d65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8e1d65\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209b2b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"209b2b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Images that create Change<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed4e928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed4e928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>In Search of Dignity and Justice<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49517d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49517d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout 38,000 conservancy workers, known as &#8220;Safai Karamcharis&#8221; work in the underbelly of the city. They toil away in horrific working conditions to keep the city safe and clean.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae78ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cae78ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWith little or no equipment, the workers work in knee or neck deep sewage, use their bare hands to pick up trash which includes poisonous materials, biological waste, glass, metal and anything and everything that constitutes as trash. With absolutely no segregation of waste at the local level, everything is dumped at dumping spots in the city clogging narrow alleys and roads. All to be picked up by these workers during their early morning work hours. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aecd83a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aecd83a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d771399 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d771399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t20 years ago, photojournalist Sudharak Olwe came across the plight of these workers, meeting them and seeing first hand the horrific life they lead, he decided to shoot their pictures and tell the stories of these people who had no voice. Ignored and sidelined from main stream society, these workers have never been acknowledged by the public. With no sense of self worth &#8211; standing amidst filth and waste they have died inside their living bodies. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c80695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c80695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaking it his life\u2019s mission to support and help the workforce and their future generations. His essay on the lives of these workers titled \u201cIn search of Dignity and Justice\u201d was released in the media and met with massive public outcry and protests in support of the workers that led to authorities putting in more resources and policy for them. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac3615 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bac3615\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d66235a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d66235a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mumbai's Garbage Problem<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01ee934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01ee934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe financial capital of the country is wrought by problems of garbage disposal, bad civic sense <br>and no respect for the workers who keep our city clean and us safe from diseases.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-712af8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"712af8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec80da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ec80da\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e6d142 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"6e6d142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo Civic Sense\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNo local segregation of dry, wet or biomedical waste coupled with bad civic sense has made the city dirtier than it should be.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f4c19 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"45f4c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDismal Sewage Infrastructure\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA sewage infrastructure which is over 100 years old has to handlee the massive amounts of waste generated every day.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bb0502 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"4bb0502\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFull Dumping Grounds\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAll 4 dumping grounds of the city have reached full capacitty years ago and yet they are burdened with more trash every day. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c761c elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"70c761c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPublic Apathy\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPeople have no sense of thankfulness or gratitude to the thousands of workers toiling away for us. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2775f05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2775f05\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbfe4dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fbfe4dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"982\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03-so-982x655-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-539\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03-so-982x655-1.jpg 982w, https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03-so-982x655-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/03-so-982x655-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604048b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"604048b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af1dcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6af1dcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The photo-essay travelled the length and breadth of the country and was also exhibited internationally in London, Sweden and Washington. (Photo essay has been linked below)<\/p><p>One of PPT\u2019s first projects was to help the children of these workers. It was decided that in order to truly help the workforce it was necessary to destroy the evil inter-generational cycle of passing down these jobs. As one worker told Sudharak when he asked how he could help \u201cWe can no longer be helped but please help our children, don\u2019t let them do these jobs as I did and so did my father\u201d.<\/p><p>Realising that his camera and photography were things that helped the workers tell their story, Sudharak decided to put the camera in their hands. Photography Workshops were organised for the children on a regular basis which has now led to an astonishing story of long term engagement and commitment of these children to break the cycle and take up a different path. Read about it here: Photography Changing the lives of Conservancy Workers Children.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93bacb7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"93bacb7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79be219 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79be219\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18709ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18709ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/book-cover1-1466x1868-1-qm2bdf85jisf9cq010wlgyivokes6stag5l5f4mhgs.png\" title=\"book-cover1-1466&#215;1868\" alt=\"book-cover1-1466x1868\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd8eb96 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd8eb96\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-932dd63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"932dd63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe essay had now also taken up the form of a photo-book with stories of families, their plight, portraying their homes and hopes for a better future. Published by Lok Vagmya Group and released by fire brand Dalit Poet the late Namdeo Dhasal. The book made its way to many important places, libraries, people and eventually into the hands of India\u2019s great modern philanthropist. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bc0261 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8bc0261\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d36fb4b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d36fb4b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc7715d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc7715d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ratan-tata-600x600-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-591\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ratan-tata-600x600-1.png 600w, https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ratan-tata-600x600-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ratan-tata-600x600-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6868fa6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6868fa6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-233a53b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"233a53b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis collection of photos by Sudharak Olwe has been an eye-opener. It has captured and brought to our consciousness, the plight of a group of people we seem to have relegated to a collective blind-spot. Conservancy workers live and work in our own city. They are as much citizens as we are. Yet, we do not seem to be aware of their very existence and, least of all the plight of their condition. We should strive to eliminate manual conservancy work in Mumbai and work dedicatedly towards rehabilitation, retraining and redeploying the worker, with dignity.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d1f82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64d1f82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI am grateful to each and every one of the 38,000 conservancy workers of Mumbai for their ceaseless service. Sudharak Olwe has followed their lives for over a decade with sensitivity that he has brilliantly combined with his skill of photography. Through this poignant and hard-hitting documentation, he has given me an opportunity to recognize them and to pledge my commitment to help change their living conditions.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-229c90f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"229c90f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ratan Tata<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d847cd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d847cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChairman Emeritus &#8211; Tata Group\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3918e9f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3918e9f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b1acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25b1acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img-4223-1024x632-1-768x474.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-616\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img-4223-1024x632-1-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img-4223-1024x632-1-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img-4223-1024x632-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-657e1bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"657e1bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTata Trusts led by Ratan Tata, initiated an year long research and study in association with Tata Institue of Social Sciences (TISS) about the living conditions of the workers and what kind of policies would be needed to help them. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-726d2e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"726d2e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90f9e10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"90f9e10\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55fafd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55fafd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/26467-1117194146658-7692299-n-436x436-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-623\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/26467-1117194146658-7692299-n-436x436-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/26467-1117194146658-7692299-n-436x436-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/26467-1117194146658-7692299-n-436x436-1.jpg 436w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4241514 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4241514\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-579eb88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"579eb88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;After the launch of Olwe\u2019s book everyone was aware about the discrimination the conservancy workers face and that led to the launch of Mission Garima which was a collaboration of Municipality Corporation of Greater Mumbai and the Tata trust, Mumbai. The main aim was to eliminate unsafe practices of manual scavenging in Mumbai.&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8d18b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8d18b9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-944ccb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"944ccb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Without a baseline study you cannot understand their story deep down. The three basic broad objectives of this project were:<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><strong>\u00a01)\u00a0<\/strong>Determine the exact number of workers doing manual conservancy work of any form in Mumbai;<\/div><div><strong>2)\u00a0<\/strong>Categorise the total number of workers based on wards, type of job, work profile, and department;<\/div><div><strong>3)\u00a0<\/strong>Identify the basic problems that lead to manual conservancy in order to plan intervention. Thus, the survey explored aspects such as working conditions, tools\/equipments, conditions at chowki, health, housing, alcoholism, and indebtedness.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>After the survey it was extremely sad to know that the nature of their work and the tools they use have remained the same but the quantum of work has increased. The quantum of garbage generated in Mumbai has increased substantially. In 2004, the city generated around 7,800 metric tonnes of waste per day, this increased to 9,400 metric tonnes per day in 2017. However, the strength of the workers has more or less remained the same.<\/div><div>The workers also suffer from skin and respiratory tract infections, malaria, dengue, back and knee pain, paralysis, hypertension, asthma, tuberculosis and noise pollution causing hearing impairment etc. Civic bodies in India are required to conduct health check up of the workers at regular intervals but never do so. About 31.1% workers reported being ill during the period of the survey. What I found out from the study is that, among all the categories of conservancy workers, the most dangerous work is that of the sewer workers. From time to time, the Supreme Court, high courts, human rights commissions, and appointed committees have issued guidelines for the protection of vulnerable sewer workers.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>When we talk about legal measures on the issue of manual scavenging, the nation has always lacked the political will and hence, the legislations to abolish this practice could not be converted to social justice for millions of manual scavengers. The new legislation, the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, has been enacted under entry 24 (welfare of labour) in the concurrent list by the union government.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>After the study what I have found out is that it is easy to sympathise with or hate and degrade a manual scavenger from a safe distance. It is hard to imagine what goes through the mind of the worker when he descends into a manhole or sewer or cleans someone else\u2019s dirt. After all, writing and venting about these issues will not make a difference unless concrete actions and measures at the policy level are implemented.\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5033e3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5033e3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-068fd81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"068fd81\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9616a38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9616a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/kiAVDO5KXh8&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c750292 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c750292\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0316945 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0316945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tedx Gateway<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e47ac9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e47ac9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe were invited by TedX Gateway to speak and share about the conservancy workers and their issues. Watch the video in link below. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6978db3 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6978db3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M31.7 239l136-136c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L127.9 256l96.4 96.4c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L201.7 409c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-136-136c-9.5-9.4-9.5-24.6-.1-34z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Watch Video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6098032 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6098032\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec34f76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec34f76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As part of the project, a second edition of the book was released by John Abraham on a larger scale and funded by the trust to reach the public and encourage policy makers to take up initiatives to help the community of workers . The images from the essay had now become very much a part of the policy making decisions and were no longer just windows into their lives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f49ba42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f49ba42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ag00606-1466x975-1-768x511.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-660\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ag00606-1466x975-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ag00606-1466x975-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ag00606-1466x975-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ag00606-1466x975-1.jpg 1466w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f5a8d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f5a8d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe year long study revealed many statistics about the workers, many of which came to light because of the research. On an average 20 people die every month in the process of cleaning Mumbai. A heavy price for something that can be fixed in this day and age of technological marvels. With a better understanding of the problems of the workers, TATA Trusts launched \u201cMission Garima\u201d (Garima = Dignity), a massive campaign to overhaul the lives of the workers and provide them with technological solutions for sewage management and developing health systems for the workers. Also an important aspect of the mission is to change the public&#8217;s view of these workers and finally provide them with a sense of Dignity that they have always deserved.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c8e13d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c8e13d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1d016 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e1d016\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96a7063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96a7063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1014\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/22-so-1014x676-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-673\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/22-so-1014x676-1.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/22-so-1014x676-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/22-so-1014x676-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b264733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b264733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission Garima<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6758c3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6758c3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA joint initiative by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) and TATA Trusts. The Mission is to eliminate unsafe and undignified practices of conservancy workers in Mumbai. The Trust is working on Technological solutions, Health camps, Outreach and Awarness. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a009efa elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a009efa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tatatrusts.org\/section\/inside\/mission-garima\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More at TATA Trusts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67eb147 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67eb147\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e91aaf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e91aaf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/06-so-1466x977-3-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-693\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/06-so-1466x977-3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/06-so-1466x977-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/06-so-1466x977-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photographytrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/06-so-1466x977-3.jpg 1466w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ee0cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6ee0cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Photo Essay: In Search of Dignity and Justice<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a01a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26a01a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout 40,000 conservancy workers, also known as sweepers, are employed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. These workers collect the city&#8217;s garbage, sweep the streets, clean the gutters, load and unload garbage trucks and work in the dumping grounds. 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But these images have the power to create definitive change in the lives of these workers and it has done so. Such images constitue Social Documentary Photography and define PPT&#8217;s mission to create impact on marginalised communities through photography.<\/p><p>There is a long way to go to fully help the workers and their families. Change here is a continous process and cannot be implemented in one go. Years of stigma, discrimination and injustice have to be broken to truly help them. This includes better public outreach, educating the future generations and providing alernative means of livelihood. Manual Scavenging and the undignifed practice of using bare hands to pick up garbage has been outlawed by the Government of India yet it thrives in the largest metropolitan city of the country. The day these workers do not have to use plastic bags as gloves and caps is the day definitive change will have started. 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