London: Sikhs in the UK will be exempted from wearing hard hats at construction sites, British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced.
“From now on Sikhs don't have to wear hard hats at construction sites in our country,” Mr Cameron said last night at a Vaisakhi reception he hosted at 10, Downing Street.
“We have already stopped searching of turbans in the UK,” he said, describing British Sikhs as “absolute role models in integrating with the British society.”
Construction sites are considered to be one of the most dangerous workplaces and hard hats are worn as a precautionary measure.
Recalling his visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the UK Prime Minister said, “I will never forget my visit to Amritsar and the peace and tranquility I experienced at the Golden Temple.”
