I want you to ban discrimination based on hairstyle in the workplace

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I want parliament to stop allow this discriminatory behaviour based on cultural practises such as dreadlocks or box braids. These hairstyles are based on history and cultural lineage and by not prohibiting them your erasing years of history founded on a lack of human rights.

I want the government to allow this change to be passed to make a change in society, one that will positively impact the discrimination faced my black people everywhere. If the burqa worn by Muslims isn’t prohibited due to their religion and cultural significance why should it be allowed for black people. Many Rastafarian’s consider there dreads a part of the identity as with africans and box braids. Do not allow companies to discriminate based on hairstyle

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for a similar action: Update the Equality Act 2010 to include hair texture as a feature of race

Timeline

6 Jul 2020	Petition opened for signatures
5 Oct 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 5 Oct 2020

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