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2020
Former employee sues China Southern over alleged discrimination
Lawsuit filed
A former flight attendant named Chai brought a case against China Southern Airlines in a Shenzhen court. According to the event summary, Chai alleged that the airline suspended him after his sexual orientation was made public without his consent. He further alleged that the suspension, carried out without reasonable evidence, violated labor laws. The case concerns the former employee's claims of discrimination and unlawful suspension; the available event fields do not specify the court's ruling or any outcome.
Former flight attendant Chai brought a case against China Southern Airlines in a Shenzhen court, alleging that the airline suspended him after his sexual orientation was made public without his consent and violated labor laws by suspending him without reasonable evidence.
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On Monday, he appeared in a Shenzhen court to argue that the company had violated labour laws by suspending him without reasonable evidence.
A former flight attendant is suing China Southern Airlines for suspending him after his sexual orientation was made public without his consent last year
2017
Former chairman Si Xianmin sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in first-instance bribery case
On April 28, 2017, the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court sentenced former China Southern Airlines chairman Si Xianmin to 10 years and 6 months in prison and a fine of 1 million yuan in first instance. The court found that he used his positions as general manager and chairman of China Southern Airlines to seek benefits for others in business operations, contract undertaking, and other matters, and accepted property.