Definitions
- Manual Scavenging :
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Manual scavenging refers to the practice of manually cleaning and carrying of human excreta from dry latrines and open areas using primitive instruments such as metal sheets, brooms, buckets, and baskets.
- Sustainable Development Goals/Global Goals :
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Sustainable Development Goals are the universal threshold for action toward development. In general, it includes an objective of sustainability and the elimination of extreme poverty with the delivery of dignified life in specific.
- Untouchables :
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Untouchables are those people who are marginalized, stratified, and often stigmatized based on caste, creed, race, color, and class. This discrimination makes them unable to contribute in the development of an inclusive society.
- Lower Middle-Income Countries :
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According to the World Bank, Lower Middle-Income Countries are those with a GNI per capita between $996 and $3895 (The World Bank 2019).
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Sreya, S.P., Panneer, S. (2020). Manual Scavengers and Sustainable Development. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Decent Work and Economic Growth. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71058-7_59-1
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