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Sikh air travellers to be informed of rights
WSN Network

New York: Security officers in the US will now be required to “proactively” inform Sikh air travellers of their rights under turban screening procedure after the authorities earlier amended guidelines on checking of the headgear following protests from the community.

Under the new policy, transportations screening officers (TSOs) would specifically inform Sikh travellers at airports of their rights to be screened by “puffer machine” where that option is available, self pat down or a TSO pat-down in that order, United Sikhs, an advocacy group has said.

The requirement to proactively inform a Sikh traveller of his rights under turban screening procedure will go into effect in next 30 to 60 days.

The TSA also informed the group that 75 per cent of TSOs across the United States had been provide training on the religious sensitivities of Sikhs through a film On Common Ground.

19 December, 2007
 

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