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On Tuesday evening, Seattle became the first American city—and the first in the world outside South Asia—to ban discrimination based on the ancient Hindu system of caste. #caste #usa #workersrights #cisco #seattle #religion #amazon #microsoft #techtok #india #dalit #untouchable | On Feb. 21, Seattle just became the first US city – and the first in the world outside South Asia – to outlaw prejudice based on the Hindu caste system. | A 2020 lawsuit in California by a Cisco tech worker from the Dalit community – considered “untouchable” within the caste system – exposed caste discrimination outside of India. | Over 40 percent of foreign-born tech workers in Seattle, which is home to the headquarters of Amazon and Microsoft, are from India, and many have reported caste-based discrimination. | This City Just Became the First Outside South Asia To Outlaw the Hindu Caste System
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