The National Assembly voted this Thursday at first reading a bill aimed at penalizing ‘hair discrimination’ The text of the Guadeloupean deputy Olivier Serva was adopted by 44 votes to two. It aims in particular to prevent employers from forcing their employees to straighten their hair to hide afro cuts, or to hide their braids and dreadlocks.
In France, the law already includes 25 grounds for discrimination at work, such as age, sex, or even physical appearance, of which hairstyle is one.