Special Congressional Briefing
Special Congressional Briefing: Fighting Caste-based Employment Discrimination, Labor Exploitation and Injustice in the USA
August 24, 2022
Washington, D.C., Civil rights leaders, and legal experts urged Congress and government agencies to interpret Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to encompass caste discrimination. Legal experts clarified by giving an example of Case law that caste is protected under the Equality Act. Speakers said, “it is time to push the federal agencies to provide more protection and apply anti-discrimination laws, including Title 7 and Section 1981, to protect against caste-based discrimination in areas of employment. Legal experts appealed to individuals who have experienced caste-based discrimination in the workplace to file these complaints so that federal, state, and local agencies can investigate them.
Rick Gold, ICDR’s Chair and facilitator of the Special Congressional Briefing
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Dr. Kevin Brown, a civil rights advocate and law professor, argued that Title 7 recognizing caste as a protected category in the area of employment by presenting a solid legal argument suggesting discrimination based on untouchability is included under the protective Title 7 traits of religion, national origin, and race.
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Patrick Paterson, Esq., a Civil Rights Attorney and Former Senior Counsel to Chair of EEOC, argued that it is time to interpret Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to encompass caste discrimination by the Federal and State law enforcement agencies.
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Sunita Viswanath, Co-Founder and Executive Director at Hindus and Hindus for Human Rights, Women for Afghan Women; Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive, provided insight view in the workplace injustice and labor exploitation at places of worship.
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Sunita Viswanath, Co-Founder and Executive Director at Hindus and Hindus for Human Rights, Women for Afghan Women; Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive, provided insight view in the workplace injustice and labor exploitation at places of worship.
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Law Prof. Ted Shaw, Director of the University of North Carolina Center for Civil Rights, highlighted the problematic issue of immigration justice and understands how this applies to the Dalits, a large portion of immigrants from Asia in the United States.
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