Seattle Votes to Ban, Caste Discrimination.<br />On February 22, Seattle became the first city in the United <br />States to ban discrimination based on caste following a <br />vote to add it to the city's existing anti-discrimination laws.<br />On February 22, Seattle became the first city in the United <br />States to ban discrimination based on caste following a <br />vote to add it to the city's existing anti-discrimination laws.<br />'The Hill' reports that Seattle's <br />city council voted 6-1 <br />to pass the ordinance. .<br />Kshama Sawant, a member of the council, said <br />that she proposed the ordinance to prevent an <br />"invisible and unaddressed" type of discrimination.<br />Kshama Sawant, a member of the council, said <br />that she proposed the ordinance to prevent an <br />"invisible and unaddressed" type of discrimination.<br />Caste discrimination doesn’t only take place <br />in other countries. It is faced by South Asian <br />American and other immigrant working <br />people in their workplaces, including <br />in the tech sector, in Seattle and <br />in cities around the country, Kshama Sawant, Seattle City Council member, via 'The Hill'.<br />Caste discrimination doesn’t only take place <br />in other countries. It is faced by South Asian <br />American and other immigrant working <br />people in their workplaces, including <br />in the tech sector, in Seattle and <br />in cities around the country, Kshama Sawant, Seattle City Council member, via 'The Hill'.<br />'The Hill' reports that India's caste system was abolished <br />in the late 1940s, but the 3,000-year-old form of <br />discrimination continues to exist in some form today.<br />'The Hill' reports that India's caste system was abolished <br />in the late 1940s, but the 3,000-year-old form of <br />discrimination continues to exist in some form today.<br />According to the Migration Policy Institute, the <br />caste system exists in the United States, home to <br />2.7 million people who have immigrated from India.<br />Before the action by Seattle, colleges <br />and universities took steps to address caste <br />discrimination occurring on their campuses. .<br />Last year, the California State University System became the first in the country to update its discrimination policy to include caste.<br />In December 2022, Brown University became <br />the first Ivy League school to also add caste <br />to its discrimination policy.<br />Our nondiscrimination policies exist <br />to ensure we’re protecting people and to <br />ensure the University environment is free <br />of hurt and harm. We have a long-standing <br />commitment to this work, and it is <br />engrained into the fabric of who we are, Sylvia Carey-Butler, Brown Corporation’s Vice President <br />of Institutional Equity and Diversity, via 'The Hill'
