South African and other foreign pilots working for Swiss International Airlines have been given the boot! Their nationalities no longer allow them to remain in the employ of Swiss. The company is claiming that they have to let these people go, since the Swiss government has refused to renew their residence permits. The government says that is not true, and that they will renew the permits as long as the company keeps them employed. The pilots have all been given notice!
Their deadline is July 31, 2003.
Since 19% of the Swiss population live and work abroad, perhaps we shouild lobby our governments to send all Swiss people home pending the resolution of this racism!
