Working with Older People
Ageing of former manual scavengers in India: occupational health vulnerability, social exclusion and healthy ageing
Purpose This paper aims to build a conceptual framework to examine the consequences of biological and occupational ageing among former manual scavengers in India. It determines the effects of ageing on social inclusion, perceived dignity, economic security and healthy ageing through considering the mediation of occupational health vulnerability and the moderation of safeguarding mechanisms. Design/methodology/approach This paper summarizes the interdisciplinary literature to hypothesize the conceptual framework tha …