Types and Nature of Dalit Exclusion in Sindh

Practices of cleaning human excreta, scavenging or cleaning manholes, and removing carcasses is not found in Kolhi community. However there are certain sub-castes within Bhil (shirkari bhil) that do scavenging. Meghwar community seems to have greatly abandoned the occupation of skinning animals, however certain sub castes and invidual families continue to indulge in occupations such as shoe-making and lather work. Amongst the tribal-adivasi nomadic tribes, scavenging very common. Whereas the majority of Dalit Christians that used to belong to Chuhra community of Dalits, still continue to be employed as sanitation workers, the occupation which is no less stigmatized as the occupation of Bhangi caste. As the open pit latrines have vanished, so has vanished the occupation of Bhangi in rural Sindh, while the Bhangi (now called as Valmikis in Punjab) are still recognized by their traditional stigmatized occupation.

在科利社区中，未发现清理人类排泄物、掏挖或清洁化粪池以及移除尸体等习俗。然而，在比尔（shirkari bhil）的某些次级种姓中存在掏挖的行为。梅格瓦尔社区似乎已大幅摒弃了剥皮动物的职业，但某些次级种姓及个别家庭仍继续从事制鞋和肥皂制造等工作。在部落-达利特游牧部落中，掏挖活动极为普遍。而对于曾经属于达利特中的楚拉社区的多数达利特基督徒，他们仍然从事着作为卫生工作者这一职业，这一职业与班吉种姓的职业一样，同样受到歧视。随着开放式露天厕所的消失，农村信德地区的班吉职业也随之消失，而在旁遮普地区，班吉（现被称为瓦尔米基）仍以其传统的受歧视职业而闻名。