After two weeks of what is generally judged as a disastrous mishandling of events, it appears that Malaysia Airlines has now committed a further act of gross insensitivity, according to exclusive information obtained by Sarawak Report. Family members of the crew have confided they have been approached by the airline with the offer of ‘hardship money’ in recognition of the appalling situation involving their closest relatives. However, they claim it is only half the sum that has been offered to families of passengers on board. Some of the relatives were reportedly so upset that they told officials to keep the money, which is being presented by the airline as a goodwill payment. “Imagine how this makes them feel” a close friend of one family told Sarawak Report. “They know that the family members of passengers have already been offered US$10,000 ‘hardship money’ and now they get this offer of US$5,000! “Do they think that the lives and suffering of staff on their airline are of less value and importance than the lives and suffering of passengers? It has added immense and unnecessary pain at this unbearable time” Another close relative of one of the family members, who have been kept separately from passenger relatives in the Marriot Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, explained to Sarawak Report that the money was being presented as a one-off payment, as a form of hardship allowance, whist the search and rescue is being carried out. “it adds salt to the wound. It is about how life is valued. It is not the amount that matters, it is the difference in amount. If it was just one ringgit compared to 50 cents it would be just as hurtful. Who could have sat down and come to such a callous distinction between people’s worth, especially when we are talking about Malaysia Airlines own loyal staff members?” Please read the rest of the story. sarawakreport.org/2014/03/brutal-insult-staff-families-are-treated-as-worth-less-by-malaysia-airlines-exclusive/
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:41:47 +0000
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