In June, California filed an unprecedented lawsuit against Cisco for discrimination based on #Caste. The complainant was a Dalit, the lowest of the low in India's caste hierarchy.
But this complaint was just the tip of the iceberg for in Silicon Valley
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In the weeks since the Cisco lawsuit was filed, over 250 Dalits came forward with similar complaints from companies like Apple, Microsoft Facebook, Google, Netflix, and many more — according to data provided to me by @EqualityLabs
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I also spoke to six Dalits who described in horrific detail how they have suffered decades of discrimination, bullying, and abuse at the hands of higher caste Indians who work at these companies. All, while suffering in silence.
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Silicon Valley appears completely unequipped to address this situation, despite Indians making up a sizeable minority within the companies and Indian migrants @sundarpichai
and @satyanadella heading up Google and Microsoft respectively.
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Sadly, for those living with this reality today, the situation is not improving, with many blaming Modi in India and Trump in the US for the worsening situation.
“It’s gotten really worse, and I am really worried for my daughter,” Raina told me.
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