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Article

31 Oct 2009

Author:
Meena Varma, Director, Dalit Solidarity Network-UK, in Outlook Business [India]

End The Apartheid [India]

Caste discrimination, is without doubt, the largest example of systemic abuse of human rights in the world today...There is a real opportunity for global corporations in India to address the caste issue through their employment and corporate sustainability policies...Numerous tools have been devised ...one is the ‘Ambedkar Principles,’...Another potent tool is the ‘dalit discrimination check'...In recent years, the Dalit Solidarity Network has been talking to several British companies investing in India, including HSBC, StanChart, Barclays, Lloyds TSB, and Shell.