I. Background 1. Complaint The Taoyuan Flight Attendants Union (TFAU, “Complainant”) filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission of Taiwan (NHRC) regarding “gender discriminatory dress codes adopted by the majority of Taiwanese airline companies.” 2. Background Taiwan has six commercial airlines that have cabin crew members onboard: China Airlines, EVA Airways, Starlux Airlines, Tigerair Taiwan, Mandarin Airlines, and UNI Airways. Of these six, Tigerair Taiwan has the same trouser uniform for all cabin crew members regardless of gender. The remaining five airlines all require female cabin crew to wear skirts. The point of contention in this complaint lies in whether cabin crew working for Taiwanese airlines are subject to gender discrimination, and whether the current administrative rules and policies adequately protect female cabin crew from discrimination by third parties. According to the determination of the Approvals Committee, 1 the complaint satisfies the universality rule and is consistent with Article 7 of the Principles for Accepting and Investigating Human Rights Complaints formulated by the NHRC in 2023, which states, “A complaint may only be accepted if it involves torture, discrimination, or other serious human rights violations.” The complaint was submitted to the 49th meeting of the 1st NHRC on January 23rd, 2024 for deliberation and was later accepted. 1 The Approvals Committee is composed of the vice chairperson and 2 commissioners of the NHRC. Membership rotates every three months and is determined by drawing lots. 1