Sanitation workers, 6 years on: Successes, resources and looking forward Initiative for Sanitation Workers (ISW) (2025)
In Stockholm World Water Week 2019 the seminal report “Health, safety and dignity of sanitation workers. An Initial Assessment” was launched. It highlighted the appalling working conditions sanitation workers face and set out key areas for action.
Accordingly, WaterAid, World Bank, WHO, ILO and SNV formed the Initiative for Sanitation Workers (ISW), a global advocacy alliance.
Acknowledging that without a protected and healthy workforce the Sustainable Development Goal’s safely managed sanitation ambition cannot be achieved, ISW set out to: support inclusion of sanitation workers’ rights in government and civil society political agendas; influence the WASH and labour sectors to mainstream sanitation workers’ rights; and support research initiatives and products which address key knowledge gaps.
This session involves live and remote presentations from ISW members and sanitation workers highlighting the successes and challenges of ISW work, resources developed and what has changed since 2019 for sanitation workers in policy and practice.
It will be followed by a world cafe where participants will learn more about the key outputs and experiences developed over the past 6 years.
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Sanitation workers, 6 years on: Successes, resources and looking forward
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