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Korea’s HRC accuses Korean Air of sexism
by Scott Gilbreath ~ December 30th, 2008
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea has accused Korean Air Lines of sex discrimination because the airline refuses to hire male flight attendants. The company forthrightly admits that it won’t even entertain applications from men who want to be flight attendants.
Korean Air told the commission to shove off respectfully declined to comply.
Korean Air said it has no intention of abiding by the watchdog’s advice because it “seriously” violates an individual company’s rights to formulate its own hiring system.
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The commission’s advice is not legally binding, but investigator Na Sang-won said that if Korean Air does not comply, the watchdog may ask the Labor Ministry to take punitive action.
What punitive action might that be?
Korea’s law on equal opportunity in employment carries a maximum penalty of a 5 million won ($3,810) fine.
$3810? That will definitely cause Korean Air to re-consider its sexist ways.
ROK Drop is running a poll asking readers, “Do you want Korean Airlines [to] hire male flight attendants”? At the time of writing, “No” is winning heavily, with 83% of the vote.
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