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Hong Kong: Cathay Pacific employees say they are afraid to speak about ongoing protests amidst tightening regulations
Author: Reuters (UK)
“As protests rack Hong Kong, China watchdog has Cathay staff 'walking on eggshells'”, 3 Oct 2019...
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- Related companies: Air China Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong: Unions say at least 26 Cathay staff were fired in protest-linked terminations
Author: Hong Kong Free Press
"Sacked Hong Kong Cathay staff decry ‘Cultural Revolution’ purge", 1 Oct 2019...
UK: Around 4000 British Airways pilots strike following disputes over pay and benefits
Author: Phil Davies, Travel Weekly
"BA strike: Crippling pilots’ walkout should be ‘wake up call’ to carrier", 10 September 2019...
- Related companies: British Airways
Australia: Qantas urged to review involuntary transportation process; co. said it's not for airlines to adjudicate deportations
Author: Nick O'Malley, The Sydney Morning Herald
"The 8000 'forced movements' on Australian flights in two years", 7 September 2019 The Department of Home Affairs used Australian airlines and charter companies for more than 8000 involuntary movements of people in the immigration detention system, in...
- Related companies: Qantas Airways
Hong Kong: Concerns raised over Cathay Pacific’s responsibility to respect employees’ rights amidst ongoing protests
In August, "Cathay Pacific Airways…said it had sacked a pilot who was arrested and charged over clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Sheung Wan on July 28. Another cockpit crew member…who was revealed…to have been suspended for...
Kenya: Ethiopian Airlines accused of rejecting passenger with disability; company apologises
Author: Muia Joseph, Citizen Digital (Kenya)
"Ethiopian Airlines accused of rejecting passenger with disability at JKIA"...
- Related companies: Ethiopian Airlines
Australia: Qantas shareholders renew push for airline to refuse forced deportation of asylum seekers
Author: Lisa Martin, The Guardian
"Qantas shareholders renew push for airline to refuse involvement in deportations", 26 August 2019...
- Related companies: Qantas Airways
Cathay Pacific whistle-blowing policy urging staff to ‘speak up’ under spotlight as Hong Kong employees fear possible reprisals for support of anti-government protests
Author: Danny Lee & Sum Lok-kei, South China Morning Post
In an internal memo… Cathay Pacific Airways has reminded its staff about its policy to speak up and act as “whistle-blowers” as a climate of fear grows among the airline’s employees about possible reprisals for their activities on social media…...
Hong Kong airline Cathay Dragon fires flight attendant union chief amid pressure from China
Author: Kris Cheng, Hong Kong Free Press
Airline Cathay Dragon has fired the chair of its flight attendant union Rebecca Sy after she allegedly posted messages of support for Hong Kong protesters on Facebook......
‘Zero tolerance’: Cathay Pacific warns staff face sack if they join Hong Kong strike
Author: AFP, Hong Kong Free Press
Cathay Pacific has warned staff they risk being sacked if they join a planned Hong Kongstrike, as the airline intensifies its crackdown on employee support for the rolling pro-democracy protests....