A law banning caste discrimination was passed in Seattle, USA.
Seattle has become the first city in the US to ban caste discrimination. The law was passed according to a vote taken at a city council meeting.
Seattle City Councilor Kshama Sawant, who proposed the legislation, said, “This war against caste discrimination is a war against all oppressions.”
Supporters of this law have said that this law is crucial to not increasing caste discrimination in the United States. Speaking about this, Kshama said, “Caste discrimination exists not only in other countries but also in America. “South Asian Americans and migrant workers suffer from caste discrimination in their workplaces.”
Some Hindu American organizations opposed the move, saying that US law already prohibits such discrimination and that a separate law is not needed.
And in their letter, they alleged that the law targets only one community in the name of their country of origin and heritage. They said that only 2 percent of Indian Americans are in Washington and there is no evidence of caste discrimination among them.
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