Seattle becomes first US city to outlaw caste discrimination, a move that addresses an issue important to the area's Indian and Hindu communities
The Dalit community is on the lowest rung of the Indian Hindu caste system and have been treated as"untouchables."
"The fight against caste discrimination is deeply connected to the fight against all forms of oppression," Kshama Sawant, an Indian American Seattle City Council member, said. Caste discrimination was outlawed in India over 70 years ago, yet bias persists, according to several studies in recent years, including one that found people from lower castes were underrepresented in higher-paying jobs.
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