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Sanitary workers want to educate their children: survey

By Our Staff Correspondent

MANGALORE, NOV. 14. Most sanitary workers of Mangalore City Corporation do not want their children to continue their (sanitary workers') profession.

They want their children to get good education and take up independent business, according to a survey conducted by the students of College of Leadership and Human Resource Development, Valencia, here.

Questionnaire

The students of first year Bachelor of Human Resource Development course of the college recently chose 200 sanitary workers for the survey and administered a questionnaire.

Of the 200, 52.5 per cent were male respondents and 47.5 per cent were female respondents. Most of them were in the age group of 36 years to 50 years.

Of the respondents, who were working as sanitary workers for over 16 years, 44.5 per cent were illiterate. A few had, however, secured primary education.

Willing to spend

The survey revealed that the younger generation had opted to become sanitary workers mainly because their parents also were in the same profession. Since they wanted their children to own independent businesses, they were willing to spend on their (children's) education.

Dissatisfied

The principal of the colleges, K.P.P. Sharma, told The Hindu that the survey revealed that most of respondents had children studying in schools and colleges.

On an average, they spent about Rs. 750 per month on their education and earned over Rs. 100 per day.

He said that since that was not enough to meet their basic requirements, they were dissatisfied with the benefits that the Government extended to them. Many were of the opinion that they could not save because of their low income, he added.

No social problem

They did not face any social problems like low social status or non-acceptance in society. When questioned about their status in society, they said that their acquaintances viewed them as equals.

As far as problems on the professional front were concerned, they felt that the higher authorities neglected them and that there was no scope for growth.

Health was another area of their concern.

Thirty per cent of the respondents felt that their health was affected by the unhygienic conditions in which they worked. They did not have protective gear to prevent diseases.

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