#Mayor & #council in #Burnaby #BritishColumbia have voted to add #caste as a #ProtectedCategory in the city’s #CodeOfConduct . The motion, tabled by Councillor Sav Dhaliwal, was passed #unanimously to include caste as a protected category in city policies.
This follows recent steps taken by #Canadian jurisdictions to ban #CasteBased #discrimination specifically.
https://asianpacificpost.com/article/9675-burnaby-includes-caste-protected-category.html

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In a recent ruling, the #BritishColumbia #HumanRights #Tribunal ordered two B.C. residents to pay $9,755 in #compensation for using #casteist slurs during altercations.
This decision is the latest to address #caste -based #discrimination in #NorthAmerica - with several jurisdictions bringing in #laws and motions to ban it.

https://asianpacificpost.com/article/9659-activists-fight-caste-based-discrimination-canada.html

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