Fremont: Sikh Coalition will assemble for the hearing before the New York City Council’s Civil Rights Committee today. The hearing will be regarding the bill that would significantly enhance the responsibility of employers to protect religious freedom in the workplace. It will be held at 10:00 AM at 250 Broadway, Committee Room, 14th Fl.
Several cases have been reported where the Sikh community faced discrimination because of their Sikh identity. Men are forced to take off their turbans and shave off their beard; they cannot enter the New York Police Department without taking off their turbans and the employee’s of MTA are asked to brand their turbans with MTA logo.
Tags: MTA, new york city, religious discrimination, religious freedom, Sikh, Sikh Coalition
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