Bayakou (trade), the Glossary
A bayakou is a sanitation worker who works to empty the fecal sludge out of pit latrines in Haiti, especially in larger cities, such as Port-au-Prince.[1]
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16 relations: Cholera, Fecal sludge management, Haiti, Haitian Creole, Human waste, Manual scavenging, Pit latrine, Port-au-Prince, Sanitation worker, Septic tank, Sewage, Sewage treatment, Sewerage, Social stigma, Vacuum truck, Wheelbarrow.
- Cleaning and maintenance occupations
Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
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Fecal sludge management
Fecal sludge management (FSM) (or faecal sludge management in British English) is the storage, collection, transport, treatment and safe end use or disposal of fecal sludge.
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Haiti
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas.
Haitian Creole
Haitian Creole (kreyòl ayisyen,; créole haïtien), or simply Creole (kreyòl), is a French-based creole language spoken by 10 to 12million people worldwide, and is one of the two official languages of Haiti (the other being French), where it is the native language of the vast majority of the population.
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Human waste
Human waste (or human excreta) refers to the waste products of the human digestive system, menses, and human metabolism including urine and feces.
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Manual scavenging
Manual scavenging is a term used mainly in India for "manually cleaning, carrying, disposing of, or otherwise handling, human excreta in an insanitary latrine or in an open drain or sewer or in a septic tank or a pit". Bayakou (trade) and Manual scavenging are cleaning and maintenance occupations.
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Pit latrine
A pit latrine, also known as pit toilet, is a type of toilet that collects human waste in a hole in the ground.
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Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince (Pòtoprens) is the capital and most populous city of Haiti.
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Sanitation worker
A sanitation worker (or sanitary worker) is a person responsible for cleaning, maintaining, operating, or emptying the equipment or technology at any step of the sanitation chain. Bayakou (trade) and sanitation worker are cleaning and maintenance occupations.
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Septic tank
A septic tank is an underground chamber made of concrete, fiberglass, or plastic through which domestic wastewater (sewage) flows for basic sewage treatment.
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Sewage
Sewage (or domestic sewage, domestic wastewater, municipal wastewater) is a type of wastewater that is produced by a community of people.
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Sewage treatment
Sewage treatment (or domestic wastewater treatment, municipal wastewater treatment) is a type of wastewater treatment which aims to remove contaminants from sewage to produce an effluent that is suitable to discharge to the surrounding environment or an intended reuse application, thereby preventing water pollution from raw sewage discharges.
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Sewerage
Sewerage (or sewage system) is the infrastructure that conveys sewage or surface runoff (stormwater, meltwater, rainwater) using sewers.
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Social stigma is the disapproval of, or discrimination against, an individual or group based on perceived characteristics that serve to distinguish them from other members of a society.
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Vacuum truck
A vacuum truck, vacuum tanker, vactor truck, vactor, vac-con truck, vac-con is a tank truck that has a pump and a tank.
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Wheelbarrow
A wheelbarrow is a small hand-propelled load-bearing vehicle, usually with just one wheel, designed to be pushed and guided by a single person using two handles at the rear.
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See also
Cleaning and maintenance occupations
- Bawab
- Bayakou (trade)
- Bedder
- Building superintendent
- Canner (occupation)
- Charwoman
- Chimney sweep
- Chimney sweeps
- Cleaner
- Crossing sweeper
- Domestic worker
- Fendersmith
- Floor cleaning
- Fluffer (London Underground)
- Fullo
- Handyman
- Housekeeper (domestic worker)
- Janitor
- Janitors
- Justice for Janitors
- Karung guni
- Kraamzorg
- Lengthsman
- List of domestic workers
- Maid
- Manual scavenging
- Rag-and-bone man
- Rat-catcher
- Restroom attendant
- Sanitation worker
- Squeegee man
- Street sweeper
- Swamper (occupational title)
- Swimming pool service technician
- The Philosopher Kings (film)
- Waste collector
- Waste picker
- Window cleaner
- Yeoman (household servant)