Labour class excluded by city planners: Social activists

Right to Housing is a human right guaranteed in law, along with food, clothing and medical care: Singh.

The labour class was excluded by the city planners when Chandigarh was planned years ago, pointed out social activists at a state-level seminar on ‘Homelessness, Housing Policy and Advocacy’, which was organised at the ICSSR Complex, Panjab University (PU), on Tuesday.

Organised by the National Forum for Housing Rights (NFHR) in association with Action Aid Association, Shehri Beghar Awaas Adhikaar Manch (SBAAM), Chandigarh, and Society for Equality, Development and Justice (SEDJ), Haryana, the seminar aimed at highlighting the problems faced by homeless people.

While drawing attention towards the recent demolition of colony-5, Manmohan Singh from SBAAM said that there was no proper place allocated for labourers, rickshaw pullers and daily wagers to set up their homes in the city.

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“Thousands of people were forcible moved and made homeless by the demolition. They were asked to shift to villages in peripheral areas, but it rendered the people of basic facilities. The number of school children enrolled in Burail school has gone down,” said Singh.

Right to Housing is a human right guaranteed in international law, along with food, clothing and medical care, he added.

The seminar revolved around the need for ensuring sustainable livelihood and witnessed participation from presidents of labour unions from Panjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, and a number of social activists.

Three sessions were organised on homelessness and Right to Housing, building city and state-level forums for housing rights campaign and efforts towards adequate housing.

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