“Race discrimination doesn’t just happen in other countries. It’s faced by South Asian Americans and other immigrant workers in their workplaces, including in the tech sector, in Seattle and in cities across the country,” Sawant said. Introduced a resolution banning race-based discrimination in Seattle.
Caste discrimination was outlawed in India 70 years ago, yet prejudice remains, with several studies in recent years finding people from lower castes to be under-represented in high-paying jobs.
Even though India has banned untouchability, Dalits continue to face widespread abuse across the country, where their attempts at social uplift are at times violently suppressed.