By the Kananika Singh
Washington (Reuters)-US President Donald Trump’s administration has asked US federal agencies to stop roles and offices related to diversity, equality and inclusive programs, according to the Memorandum of Staff Management.
Why is this important
Trump, Republican, has issued a series of executive orders after his position on Monday to dismantle DEI programs.
Dei programs are aimed at promoting women, ethnic minorities, LGBT people and other traditionally less presented groups. Civil rights advocates argue that such programs, which mainly support the Democrats, need long -term inequality and structural racism.
Trump and his allies say DEI programs are unfairly discriminated against other Americans and weaken the importance of candidates’ merit in hiring or promoting work.
Key quotation
“According to this order, each agency, department, or commission head must take measures to stop the offices and positions of all Dei, Deia and” Ecological justice “in sixty days,” the memorandum reads. .
Context
Trump also put pressure on the private sector to join his attack on Dei. Civil rights advocates say his push is an important failure for decades of attempts to ensure equality in federal hiring and contracts.
Immediately from the memorandum it was not clear how many employees Dei had in each federal agency.