Two Indian states have implemented a controversial policy requiring restaurants to publicly display the names of all their employees. While officials claim it's for health and safety compliance, critics argue it disproportionately targets Muslims, fueling fears of harassment and boycotts.
say they have been fired from their jobs and face the closure of their businesses after two states brought in a “discriminatory” policy making it mandatory for restaurants to publicly display the names of all their employees.
“This order is dangerous, it forces us to wear our religion on our sleeve,” said Tabish Aalam, 28, who comes from a long line of specialist chefs in the city of Lucknow. “I am sure the government knows this, and that is why it is being exploited.” that also rules at the centre under the prime minister, Narendra Modi, whose decade in power has been marked by, he has introduced a flurry of policies that are accused of enabling the targeting of Muslims or fuelling anti-Muslim conspiracy theories.
Rafiq said he had little doubt as to why the Adityanath government was enforcing these new rules. “Displaying names will identify people’s religions, which I suspect is intended to discourage people from eating at Muslim-owned or Muslim-staffed restaurants,” he said. So far, Rafiq said, he had resisted police pressure to comply, but he said that if he was forced to, he would probably shut down his business altogether.
Ahmed said he had been “emotionally shattered” by the ordeal and was struggling to support his family of five as no other restaurants would hire him. “I lost a job simply because of my religion,” he said. “I know so many Muslims who were working in different restaurants but were fired after the order.”
Religious Discrimination India Uttar Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Muslim Community
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Indifference Is The Mandate Our Head Of State Brings When He Visits UsThe author argues that while there is still a strong minority of constitutional monarchists, indifference towards the monarchy is why there's no groundswell for another referendum. The King's upcoming visit will likely generate curiosity due to its contemporary and relevant nature, providing content for social and mainstream media.
Read more »
UN employee shot dead by Israeli sniper in occupied West BankMilitary claims the sanitation worker had been throwing explosive devices at its troops from the roof of his home in the el Far’a camp
Read more »
Key employee who called Titan unsafe testifies the company only wanted to make moneyA key employee who labelled a doomed submersible unsafe prior to its last, fatal voyage testified that he frequently clashed with the company&x27;s co-founder.
Read more »
Complaint about safety of Titan submersible could have prevented implosion, former employee saysThe deaths of five people could have been avoided, a former OceanGate employee has told an inquiry into the Titan submersible implosion.
Read more »
Ex-OceanGate employee calls Titan disaster ‘inevitable’ as first video shownDavid Lochridge tells hearing he alerted company to safety fears over submersible that imploded but was ignored
Read more »
Boss causes outrage after sending concerning message to employee while on holiday7NEWS brings you the latest local news from Australia and around the world. Stay up to date with all of the breaking sport, politics, entertainment, finance, weather and business headlines. Today's news, live updates & all the latest breaking stories from 7NEWS.
Read more »