January 13, 2026
Caste, contract labour, and the crisis facing India’s sanitation workers
As sanitation work gets privatised in urban India, it reinforces caste hierarchies, wage theft, and occupational immobility for Dalit workers.
Anamika Singh
Anamika Singh is a researcher working with the Centre for Labour Research and Action (CLRA) on issues of labour rights, informality, and migration. She is currently working with shrimp farming workers in Surat to understand their working conditions and the global supply chain dynamics.
Areas of expertise
Labour rights
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