- February 21, 2023
- Posted by: AliensFaith
- Category: OBJECTIVE PRESS
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Provision comes amid calls for change from South Asian diaspora communities but faces opposition from some Hindu Americans
Seattle has become the first city in the US to ban caste-based discrimination, after council members voted on Tuesday to add the provision to the city’s anti-bias laws.
Calls to outlaw discrimination based on caste, a division of people based on birth or descent, have grown louder among South Asian diaspora communities. Proponents of the ordinance, which was approved by a 6-1 vote, say without such laws, those facing caste discrimination in the US will have no protections.