WEIGHT DISCRIMINATION IN THE LABOUR LAW
Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 11 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 516 - 554 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.32957/hacettepehdf.894561 İndeks Tarihi: 21-10-2022
WEIGHT DISCRIMINATION IN THE LABOUR LAW
Öz: In 2010, it was reported in the news that Turkish Airlines forced twenty-eight cabin crews to take a six- month unpaid leave to lose weight because they could not maintain their weight ratio. A similar practice was also seen in Air India company in recent years. For example, in 2019, some cabin crews at Air India company were forced to a low-calorie diet to maintain “normal weight”; in 2015, some cabin crews were asked to lose weight. Practices such as termination of employment contracts, unpaid leave, assignment to another job, low wages, not being promoted due to weight are observed not only in the aviation sector but also in all areas of working life. Employees or applicants who are overweight or underweight may face various discriminatory behaviors in their working lives due to their weight. In this context, the employer's duty of equal treatment and non-discrimination needs to be considered in terms of the employee’s weight.
Anahtar Kelime: İŞ HUKUKUNDA KİLO AYRIMCILIĞI
Öz: 2010 yılında Türk Hava Yolları’nın yirmi sekiz kabin görevlisini, kilo oranlarını koruyamadıkları gerekçesiyle, kilo vermeleri için altı aylık ücretsiz izne ayırmaya zorladığı yolundaki haberler basında yer almıştır. Benzer bir uygulamanın son yıllarda Air India şirketi tarafından da yapıldığı görülmüştür. Örneğin 2019 yılında Air India kabin görevlileri şişmanlamamaları için düşük kalori diyetine tâbi tutulmuşlar; 2015 yılında ise bazı kabin görevlilerinin zayıflaması istenmiştir. Kilo nedeniyle iş sözleşmesinin feshi, ücretsiz izin, başka işte görevlendirme, düşük ücret ödenmesi, terfi ettirilmeme gibi uygulamalar sadece havacılık sektöründe değil, çalışma hayatının her alanında gözlemlenmektedir. Aşırı kilolu ya da aşırı zayıf olan işçiler ya da aday işçiler, kiloları nedeniyle çalışma yaşamlarında çeşitli ayrımcı davranışlarla karşı karşıya kalabilmektedir. Bu bağlamda işverenin eşit davranma ve ayrımcılık yapmama borcunun işçinin kilosu çerçevesinde de düşünülmesi gereklidir.
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