In protest: French bus drivers wear skirts
Bus operators wears skirts in protest against not being allowed to wear shorts during the heatwave
(Web Desk) - France’s Bus operators wear skirts in protest after being banned from wearing shorts.
Bus drivers working in Nantes started this as a way to get around their bosses’ ban. With the temperatures sky rocketing up to 38 degree Celsius this week, France’s weather authority warned citizens to be “very vigilant” during this heat-wave.
These workers at Nantes are members of CFDT union (The French Democratic Confederation of Labour). They stated that their uniform was “not appropriate” for summers with high temperatures and they “envy women who wears skirts at moments like this.”
“We are wearing skirts, because they are the authorized outfits in the company,” one driver told a local French media site. Gabriel Magner, Union official commented:
"This is a form of discrimination. Women drivers can wear skirts, but not the men.
"In this heatwave, the temperatures are reaching close to 50C behind our windscreens.
"And given we have no air conditioning on our buses, it’s unbearable."
Semitan, the bus company, did release a set of lighter summer trousers for bus drivers, as reported, but it appears that they are not going to be allowed to wear shorts at work.
