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Qatar Airways urged to scrap policy allowing it to sack pregnant cabin crew
Source: The Guardian
Qatar Airways urged to scrap policy allowing it to sack pregnant cabin crew
International Labour Organisation rules airline discriminated against women
with clause stating it can terminate contracts over pregnancies
Robert Booth
Tuesday 16 June 2015 15.02 BST
The International Labour Organisation has called on Qatar Airways to scrap contracts that allow it to sack cabin crew members for being pregnant.
Following a year-long investigation sparked by complaints by workers at the state-owned airline, the labour arm of the United Nations ruled it discriminated against women by including in employment contracts a clause stating: “The company reserves the right to automatically terminate your contract as a flying cabin crew member should you become pregnant.”
The ILO said on Tuesday the contract breaches its 57-year-old convention against discrimination at work, which has been ratified by 172 countries. It has also demanded the Doha-based airline review a ban on female cabin crew being dropped off or picked up from work by men other than their brother, father or husband, which Qatar Airways insisted was “a cultural norm”.
It has also asked the Qatar government for more evidence about the impact on women of a clause in Qatar Airways workers’ contracts that they must “obtain prior permission from the company in case (he or she) wishes to change marital status and get married” – a requirement the airline says has now been dropped.
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International Labour Organisation rules airline discriminated against women
with clause stating it can terminate contracts over pregnancies
Robert Booth
Tuesday 16 June 2015 15.02 BST
The International Labour Organisation has called on Qatar Airways to scrap contracts that allow it to sack cabin crew members for being pregnant.
Following a year-long investigation sparked by complaints by workers at the state-owned airline, the labour arm of the United Nations ruled it discriminated against women by including in employment contracts a clause stating: “The company reserves the right to automatically terminate your contract as a flying cabin crew member should you become pregnant.”
The ILO said on Tuesday the contract breaches its 57-year-old convention against discrimination at work, which has been ratified by 172 countries. It has also demanded the Doha-based airline review a ban on female cabin crew being dropped off or picked up from work by men other than their brother, father or husband, which Qatar Airways insisted was “a cultural norm”.
It has also asked the Qatar government for more evidence about the impact on women of a clause in Qatar Airways workers’ contracts that they must “obtain prior permission from the company in case (he or she) wishes to change marital status and get married” – a requirement the airline says has now been dropped.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/16/qatar-airways-scrap-policy-sack-pregnant-cabin-crew
