On 27th February 2021, CLPR in collaboration with Thamate is organising a workshop on the ‘Prohibition of Employment of Manual Scavengers & their Rehabilitation Act 2013 (“PEMSRA”) and the Rules under this Act.

In the course of its efforts in research, public interest lawyering, and advocacy, CLPR has taken various initiatives in the past that have aimed at better implementation of the laws relating to caste discrimination in India, focusing on four Southern states – Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. Even after the enactment of laws, there is poor implementation of these legislations. For seeking the effective implementation of the PEMSRA in Karnataka, Thamate is a party in ongoing litigation in the Karnataka High Court in which extensive orders for its implementation have been passed.

Therefore, the objective behind this workshop is to understand the law better and also discuss how the orders of the Karnataka High Court in the on-going litigation can be better implemented on the ground and what are the challenges that activists face on the same.