Some colleges and universities have taken steps to help address caste discrimination on their campuses. The study also found that 2 out of 3 Dalits in the country reported being treated unfairly in the workplace, and 1 out of 3 Dalit students reported being discriminated against at some point during their education. reported suffering from verbal or physical assault. While there is limited research on caste discrimination in the U.S., one 2016 study by Equity Labs found that 25 percent of Dalits in the U.S. The shadow of the centuries-old hierarchy has found its way to the United States, which is home to 2.7 million Indian immigrants and 5.4 million people with roots across South Asia, according to the Migration Policy Institute. India’s caste system was officially abolished in the late 1940s, but the 3,000-year-old social hierarchy still exists in some form today with Dalits, once known as the “untouchables,” laying at the bottom. “It is faced by South Asian American and other immigrant working people in their workplaces, including in the tech sector, in Seattle and in cities around the country.”
“Caste discrimination doesn’t only take place in other countries,” said Sawant.
The city council voted 6-1 for the change.Ĭouncilmember Kshama Sawant, who sponsored the ordinance, said she proposed the legislation to stop an “invisible and unaddressed” form of discrimination.Īmerica is changing faster than ever! Add Changing America to your Facebook or Twitter feed to stay on top of the news. Seattle is now the first city in the United States to officially ban discrimination based on caste after lawmakers voted Tuesday to pass an ordinance adding caste to the city’s existing anti-discrimination laws.
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