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By The Nation
Published on March 8, 2011
A group of Thai Airways cabin crew members yesterday lodged a complaint with the Labour Court against a directive requiring all flight attendants to bring their weight down within an upcoming deadline, saying that such body-weight control was a threat to their health and violation of their rights.
Citing the guidelines set by a weight-loss centre, the group of 22 crew members said these measures did not guarantee safe weight loss. According to the directive, female crew members will have to their waistline within 25 to 32 inches and males between 24.5 to 35 inches. The complaint said this directive violated the original employment contracts and basic human rights.
The court accepted the complaint against the national flag carrier, THAI president Piyawasas Ammaranand and the cabin crew chief Chatchawal Senawong, and will decide on April 4 as to whether it will rule on it.
According to the directive, cabin crew will have to meet the physical measurements with six months starting from June 1 last year. Those who fail to comply will be transferred to domestic routes and then to ground staff.
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