By Kanishka Singh
Washington (Reuters) -The administration of US President Donald Trump has an explicit ban on “separate facilities”, such as waiting rooms, restaurants and drinking fountains for federal contractors, a memo issued by the American general service administration.
The memo was published last month, but Media was knowledge of it on Tuesday after a report from NPR.
Why it is important
Since he took office on January 20, Trump has taken several steps to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal government and the private sector.
In such an executive order, Trump has the executive policy that until 1965 took over equal opportunities on work, environmental actions that were designed to protect communities of color and “personnel balance” by federal contractors based on race, gender and religion.
The 1965 action was aimed at terminating discriminatory practices in hiring and employment of US government contractors.
The memo of 15 February said that the changes made by that executive Order of Trump.
Key
The memo stated that “when issuing new requests or contracts” civil authorities may no longer include the determination and clause on the “ban on separate facilities”.
What they say
Federal and national laws still prohibit discrimination and segregation and although the step of the memo was symbolic, the lawyers of civil rights noted as part of a trend with Trump's policy.
They said that every step that the perception of reversing the clock on racial segregation could not make welcome.
“Although segregation is still illegal, this change sends a clear message,” said civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
Context
Proponents of rights say that measures are trying to dismantle Trump to elevate marginalized groups and tackle the continuing effects of historical and generation inequality.
Trump and his allies defend his actions by saying that his orders aim to remove what they call discrimination from other Americans, including white people and men.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Additional reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones; editing by Saad Sayeed)
