The New Nation - Internet Edition

A workshop on "Host Workers' Safety and Sanitation" will be held at Mohanagar Natto Moncho in the city's Gulistan area on Sunday. Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will jointly organise the workshop to raise the awareness of cleaners on safety and sanitation to prevent injuries and sickness related to waste management. DCC has decided to distribute safety gears, first aid kit and working manual for cleaners in various wards for their safety during the workshop, said a press release of JICA. A Safety and Sanitation Committee will also be formed, consisting members of conservancy officers, conservancy supervising inspectors, conservancy inspectors and cleaners to investigate and identify issues related to safety and sanitation of the cleaners' working environment and to discuss and implement measures to improve the present safety and sanitation situation. DCC, which has been working to improve the overall solid waste management of Dhaka city with the assistance of JICA since 2000, will organise the workshop under JICA project for strengthening of solid waste management in Dhaka city.