Matthieu Ricard

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Can you believe that Air India sacked nine women for being too fat — and that a high court agrees with their aesthetic-obsessed work�conditions?Post | Today 8:45 am India’s skies aren’t always friendly to larger ladies. The state-run India Air this week laid off nine flight attendants for being overweight. According to their contracts, the women must keep a trim figure. While such a stipulation smacks of discrimination — and, worse, superficiality — the Delhi High Court has backed the company’s slim-centric hiring practices. The court and airline agree that employing thinner attendants helps them compete with other, privately owned companies. The airline also defended its ...