French bill seeks to ban hair discrimination affecting black women

France's lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a bill forbidding workplace discrimination based on hair texture, which the draft law's backers say targets mostly black women wearing their hair naturally.The bill was approved in the lower house National Assembly with 44 votes in favour and two against.

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