Indian city punishes workers for spitting
Mumbai’s top civic agency is trying public shame in hopes of keeping its employees from spitting in the halls and stairways at work.
Offenders will find their photographs, names and titles posted on bulletin boards at the headquarters of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the body responsible for sanitation standards and the upkeep of roads and buildings.
They will also be fined 200 rupees ($5), an agency official, R.A. Rajeev, said Wednesday.
One worker already has become “Spit Employee of Today” since the campaign started Monday, Rajeev said.
The campaign comes ahead of a cleanup drive planned to begin in November for Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital as well as one of its filthiest cities. Piles of garbage litter roads and people can be seen spitting while walking and driving.
“People spit and litter if they think no one is watching. When we put up these photographs, everyone will know,” Rajeev said.
Source: Associated Press
Editor’s Response:
Spitting in hallways, that is simply wrong. I mean I have no problem with spitting in public as long as you are outdoors. It washes away with the rain and its not like it smells. But to spit while walking up the stairs is gross!
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