EVA Air Under Investigation Following Crew Member’s Death

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EVA Air is under investigation after a flight attendant died after working a shift while feeling unwell. Unions have come forward stating that the company's labor policies pressure employees into pushing themselves too hard, as taking time off could affect their performance reviews and flexibility in changing their shift schedule.      Reporter: Leslie Liao   Videographers: Scott Huang/Eason Chen   Video Editor: Alison Nguyen      #TaiwanPlusNews #EVA #FlightAttendant #LaborPolicies

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00:00The October 10 death of an EVA Air flight attendant surnamed Sun has drawn national

00:08attention to labor policies in Taiwan's aviation industry. Sun had been hospitalized on September

00:1526th, the day after returning to Taiwan on a flight from Italy. During that flight, she

00:21continued working despite feeling unwell. Now, both her employer, Taiwan's EVA Air,

00:27and the labor ministry are investigating her death. The question, whether Sun died because of

00:33workplace failures. Two unions representing EVA employees have spoken out against the airline's

00:39policies, saying the company discourages people from asking for time off on short notice.

00:57EVA Air has confirmed that it will launch a formal investigation into the incident, but declined

01:26to comment further on the crew member's death.

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