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Article

24 Dec 2008

Author:
Kim Rahn, Korea Times

Korean Air Snubs Gender Discrimination Accusation [So. Korea]

A human rights agency accused Korean Air [part of Hanjin Group]...of discrimination against men in its recruitment of cabin attendants. The National Human Rights Commission recommended the nation's largest carrier to change its employment system, which allows only women to apply for flight attendant positions...Korean Air rejected the allegation...The carrier claimed women are more attentive than men and have better qualities for the job, adding that the method of selecting workers is a matter for the company to decide. [A Korean Air official said] “...The recommendation has...infringed on (an) individual company's autonomy, so we do not accept it”