A couple of Indian origin complaint for discrimination on caste in England

A couple of Indian origin complaint for discrimination on caste in England


This is a first in England. An English couple of Indian origin has filed a complaint with the labor against their former employer, of Indian origin, for discrimination to the caste. According to the two spouses, which met in the law firm where they worked, behavior of their superiors would have changed after their attempts to dissuade the young woman to marry her fiancé, lower class have failed.

The young bride, Amardeep Begraj, belongs to the caste of jats, caste landowners in the North of the India, while her husband Vijay is dalit ("untouchable"). The superiors of the couple, also from high castes, have seen a bad look what they regard as a mésalliance.

"He [a senior] has said that I should reconsider my decision to marry Vijay, because he was of a different caste", have told Amardeep, according tothe hinduquotidient. "The Vijay caste people are different creatures." "The marriage would be different because of dating". Another provocation, at the ceremony, one of their colleague would not have hesitated to offer a toast to the "young girls jats who fall into the Creek".

After the marriage began the harassment and harassment in the workplace. Last year, Vijay was dismissed after 7 years of good and loyal service. On the other hand Amardeep, overloaded with work and paid much less than his colleagues, eventually resigning in January.

The couple then decided to bring the case before the labor. The procedure is an echoed in community organizations, which argues for a long time that caste discrimination are recognized in the same way as those on the basis of race or sexual orientation, in a country where the Indian community is very important. The British Minister of the Interior, Theresa May, has indicated that it was closely following this case.