WASH & COVID-19 virtual symposium National Advocacy for Sanitation Workers in Bangladesh - 21 April 2021
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WASH & COVID-19 virtual symposium
National Advocacy for Sanitation Workers
in Bangladesh
21 April 2021
National Convention for the Pit Emptiers
2016 2017 2018 2020
• Dignity for the • Occupational • Emptiers to • Health
Pit Emptiers Safety and Entrepreneurs Insurance for
• Decent Work Health in FSM the Sanitation
Workers
Impact of Advocacy Initiatives • Government Issued a circular directing Cities and Municipalities for ensuring OHS • Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) developed training manual on OHS for pit emptiers LGIs and recently for all waste workers • DPHE allocated fund for training on OHS • DPHE/ ITN-BUET developed pool of trainers on OHS (35 Master Trainer and more than 300 Trainers and provide training) • DPHE/ ITN-BUET enlisting waste workers and allocated budget for PPE
• 39% workers do not
have access to
handwashing facilities
• 37% waste workers lack at work.
knowledge about
access to treatment for • 97% of waste workers
Covid-19 use safety gears during
their work, 48% of
• OpEx of SWEEP crossed them do not feel
162% of the monthly comfortable using such
earning from the materials.
business
• HH income reduced 41%
per month and one
member of every three • No hand washing station in
HH became unemployed. the premise: 12%
• Almost half of the • Hand washing stations
individuals (48%) and their without soap: 26.33%
family members (42%)
experienced COVID-19 • Hand washing station with
symptoms including one soap but hands touching
confirmed case. water in storage: 61.67%
Media Coverage
Development of National deployment and
vaccine plan (NDVP) by DGHS in Oct 2020
FSM network outline actions for advocacy
WaterAid on behalf of FSM network approached
to Minister, MoHFW for inclusion of sanitation
worker in the frontliners list.
FSM Network appealed to Minister, MoLGRD&C
through a letter for sanitation workers to get the
first line priority;
During 36th LCG meeting (WASH), this issue
was proposed by WaterAid and on principle,
the Additional Secretary, MoLGRD&C agreed
to deal this issue.
Media Campaign
Massive media advocacy and
joint call finally resulted to
include sanitation and waste
workers in the first priority
group of COVID-19 vaccine
• Daily Ittefaq
• Daily Sun
• Daily Janakantha
• Bangladesh Pratidin
• Amader Shomoy
• Daily Samakal
• Daily Kaler Kantha
Initiative by Ministry of LGRD&C, per FSM
Network Advocacy
MoLGRD&C issued a circular requesting MoLGRD&C issued another circular
Ministry of Health inclusion of sanitation requesting LGIs to include and promote the
workers in the priority group and promote issue of vaccination of sanitation workersFinal approval
The approved document (in Dec 2020) mentioned
about the sanitation worker and in priority group
(A1, A3-in phases)Provision in the on-line vaccination
registration system
An option was created within Surokkha
app for sanitation workers
FSM Network developed leaflets for
registration easilySupport LGIs and Pit Emptiers for
Registration
FSM network members supported LGIs to
include the Pit Emptiers in the Vaccination
and to get the sanitation workers registration
process
Since February 8, 2021, vaccination started
nationwide
Challenge:
• Many of the Pit Emptiers don't have NID,
some don't use cell phones; several didn’t
get SMS for vaccine date;
• Registration of the Informal Pit EmptiersThank You
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