Sanitation workers - where good or bad practices can be the difference between life and death

Kaverappa, 54, being lifted out of a pit by Muniraju, 37, in Bangalore, India. August 2019.
Image: WaterAid/ CS Sharada Prasad/ Safai Karmachari Kavalu Samiti

We all use toilets, but most of us don’t have to worry about where our waste goes. 

Sanitation workers around the world deal with our waste, but too often they are forced to work in dangerous and undignified conditions.

Switch between bad and good sanitation practices to see the difference it can make to people's lives and listen to their stories in their own words. 

Explore the stories with our interactive, 360 experience