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The Occupational Health of Waste Pickers in Pune: KKPKP and SWaCH Members Push for Health Rights

By Ujwala Samarth on March 01, 2014

This report from the union of waste pickers, KKPKP, in Pune, India details the interventions of the union to improve the health of their members, including the setting up of a municipally funded health insurance scheme, health advocacy and the use of trust hospitals. The report also includes an analysis of KKPKP's data on health and injury amongst waste pickers working for the Solid Waste Handling Cooperative (SWaCH) which is attached to the union and which provides municipal solid waste services in two municipalities.

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Samarth, Ujwala. The Occupational Health of Waste Pickers in Pune: KKPKP and SWaCH Members Push for Health Rights. , , . , 2014. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Samarth_OHS_Health_of_WP_in_Pune.pdfSamarth, U. (2014). The Occupational Health of Waste Pickers in Pune: KKPKP and SWaCH Members Push for Health Rights. , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Samarth_OHS_Health_of_WP_in_Pune.pdfSamarth, Ujwala. "The Occupational Health of Waste Pickers in Pune: KKPKP and SWaCH Members Push for Health Rights." 2014, .Samarth Ujwala. "The Occupational Health of Waste Pickers in Pune: KKPKP and SWaCH Members Push for Health Rights." (2014). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Samarth_OHS_Health_of_WP_in_Pune.pdfSamarth, U 2014, 'The Occupational Health of Waste Pickers in Pune: KKPKP and SWaCH Members Push for Health Rights', , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Samarth_OHS_Health_of_WP_in_Pune.pdfUjwala Samarth, 'The Occupational Health of Waste Pickers in Pune: KKPKP and SWaCH Members Push for Health Rights' (2014). Samarth U. The Occupational Health of Waste Pickers in Pune: KKPKP and SWaCH Members Push for Health Rights. . 2014. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Samarth_OHS_Health_of_WP_in_Pune.pdfSamarth, Ujwala. The Occupational Health of Waste Pickers in Pune: KKPKP and SWaCH Members Push for Health Rights. . 2014. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Samarth_OHS_Health_of_WP_in_Pune.pdf

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