Taiwanese airlines to remove full names from employee name tags

Major Taiwanese airlines, including China Airlines, EVA Air, and Starlux Airlines, have agreed to modify employee name tags to protect staff privacy. Following a survey by the Taoyuan City Flight Attendants Occupational Union, which revealed that nearly 40% of ground and flight crew members have experienced harassment due to the disclosure of their full names, these carriers are moving away from displaying complete identities.

China Airlines plans to transition to name tags featuring a surname combined with an English name abbreviation or alias starting in March 2027. EVA Air will follow a similar protocol. Starlux Airlines has agreed to adjust its format, though specific details are pending, and EVA Air intends to issue new tags by the first half of 2027 using surnames paired with personnel ID numbers. Tigerair Taiwan had previously implemented a system using English aliases.

The union is calling on other service and transportation sectors—such as banks, postal services, and railways—to adopt similar measures to prevent stalking, unauthorized photography, and identity theft. The Ministry of Labor noted that while service identification is necessary for management, employers should minimize the disclosure of non-essential personal data to reduce risks of harassment and threats under occupational safety and gender equality laws.