President Donald Trump has just revoked major employment act that's been in place for 60 years - Politics - UNILAD
Published 19:08 22 Jan 2025 GMT
Critics say the order presents a rollback on civil rights
Donald Trump has just revoked a major employment act that's been in place for six decades.
It's been a matter of days since Trump took his oath of office as the 47th President of the United States on Monday (January 20), and he's already given the green light to some seemingly controversial ideas.
Just hours into his presidency, the 78-year-old signed off on 25 executive orders, which included halting the TikTok ban to blocking immigrants and declaring that there are 'only two genders', the latter of which prompted Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to appeal to Trump to show 'mercy' to the LGBTQ+ community and immigrants.
He also signed an order on Tuesday (January 21) which proposes an end to 'radical and wasteful government diversity, equity and inclusion' (DEI) programs.
Now, the president is accelerating his plan to dismantle DEI plans, having revoked the Executive Order 11246 (1965) and sending the message that government employees responsible in the Department of Labor will see their DEI programs removed 'immediately' while they face paid leave, reports The New Republic.
The law aims to protect workers from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin which civil rights advocates have long argued presents a level playing field for underrepresented minorities such as LGBTQ+ people while addressing issues like...
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