In fact, it’s estimated that almost 2 million work-related deaths occur every year, and 17% of those deaths are water, sanitation and hygiene related.
For example, in some factories women use rags from the factory floor for menstrual cloths as there is no access to clean and safe restrooms.
These cloths are suffused with chemicals and often freshly dyed, which can lead to infections and even death.What’s more, people who have the least access to clean water and sanitation are usually the most likely to have poor access to healthcare and stable jobs, thus creating an almost inescapable cycle of poverty.