New uniforms' shoes fade in rain and cause foot odor; China Airlines employees start refusing to wear them

Travel Center / Taipei Report

Controversy continues over China Airlines’ new uniforms. On the third day since the uniform change started on August 10, a China Airlines employee said on Facebook today (12th) that there are numerous issues with the new uniforms. Aside from the issued stockings being too tight to pull up, turning into a “under-buttock storage compartment,” the shoes also fade in the rain, and name badges break apart. The employee decided to initiate a refusal to wear the harmful stockings and tights that irritate crew members’ legs, as well as the shoes that cause pain while walking.


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On the Facebook fan page of China Airlines employees, “The Labor Reform Diary of the Four grounded Flyers,” it was stated that aside from the issued stockings being too tight and turning into an “under-buttock storage compartment,” along with sizing mismatches, the stockings also fade and bite the skin—causing leg pain even on short flights to Hong Kong. Name badges break apart after just one use, separating inside and out, and the badge lanyards snap without warning. “In order to protect the physical health and rights of crew members, and in light of the quality requirements for work uniforms, after several unsuccessful communications with management,” the employees said on Facebook that starting now they will refuse to wear the harmful stockings and tights that hurt their legs, as well as the excruciatingly painful shoes, until there is active improvement. They pointed out that this is a union action.

It is understood that before the new uniforms went into use on August 10, China Airlines had already issued a notice to flight attendants stating that if the shoe size does not fit, they can visit the A-Shoe store for alterations, and that they may bring their own stockings in similar colors. During the transitional period of the uniform change, employees may continue wearing their old shoes and stockings.

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