“Humein tou koi insaan nahi samajhta”: The life of a sanitary worker in Pakistan
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Saturday Jan 23, 2021
Besides discrimination, sanitary workers in Pakistan are also at higher risk of contracting life threatening diseases. Photo: Geo.tv/ file
I had known Younas Masih for several years. He was my neighborhood’s go-to-person if a clogged sewer needed cleaning.
Often, I would watch an emaciated Younas jump into a dark, grimy sewer armed with nothing but a wooden stick. All he had were his bare hands to protect him.
When Younas fell ill, his family did not have enough money to get him proper medical care. When he died, they didn’t have enough for his burial.