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India's Sewer Workers' battle for rights

India has a booming economy but it still employs thousands of people to unblock sewers by hand. They are almost all from the Dalit community and have a live expectancy 10 years less than the national average. Rupa Jha investigates their battle for better working conditions.

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26 minutes

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