In Spain, flight attendants are forced to strip naked in front of recruits
Three candidates allege that they participated in a particularly humiliating recruitment session organized by a company based in the Middle East. The government opened an investigation.
“We don’t like your smile“. “FifthYou have a body in the shape of a roller coasterA vulgar recruitment process in a hotel near Madrid airport has turned into the most unrestrained type of sexism. On November 5, 2022, Meccti, a Middle East-based recruitment specialist, organizes job interviews for Kuwait Airways. on his InstagramThe company introduced a recruitment day, among many others, in Madrid on this date (see below). It is specified thatthe weight (of candidates) Must fit at least 1 meter 60 in heightand that candidates must showExcellent overviewwithout giving further details.
As part of this recruitment day, about sixty candidates were selected, of whom only three were men. During interviews, the recruiter would ask them to undress”To check for tattoos, scars, or birthmarks», According to the Spanish media El Diario .
“He asked me to put on my dress. I pulled her a little, and he stroked below my knee and pulled her into my pantiesOne of the three candidates he cited testifies El Diario. The dress had a zipper in the back and he told me to pull it up to my waist and stay in a braSome of the candidates even suffered from sexist comments from the recruiter. The three women also claim that a candidate who spoke seven different languages would have been disqualified because of “eyebrow scarCandidates who were too wrapped up, who wore glasses or visible moles, were not chosen for these reasons.
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This issue has reached the ears of the government. This week, Spain’s Labor Ministry announced the opening of an investigation into Meccti’s recruitment operations. Joaquín Pérez Rey, Spain’s Secretary of State for Employment, described the facts as “Intolerable behavior that violates these women’s dignity and basic rightsduring a press conference. The case comes as the Spanish parliament approved a new law on equal treatment and non-discrimination at work in July 2022.
For its part, Meccti, which works with other airlines such as Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and Saudi Arabian Airlines, has been silent. The company announced through its Instagram account a new recruitment session in Spain in January, without specifying a specific date.
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