Da karfe 5 na safe kuma Amin yana kan layin tsinke a wajen shagon Amazon a Coventry. Yana daya daga cikin daruruwan ma'aikatan Amazon da ke kafa tarihi, kasancewar shi ne na farko da ya fara yajin aiki a Burtaniya. Safiya ce ta sanyi mai sanyi, kuma mun taru a kusa da wuta, muna tattaunawa game da wannan muhimmin lokaci.
Amin ya yi aiki a nan kusan shekaru uku yanzu. Bai taba tunanin zai tsinci kansa a kan layi ba, amma ya ce ba shi da zabi. “Farashin rayuwa yana tashi. Abubuwa suna da matukar wahala, ba a gare ni kadai ba amma ga mutane a fadin Burtaniya. Farashin yana tashi. Farashin makamashi abin ban dariya ne. Lokacin da kuke da iyali da za ku ciyar, yana ma da wahala. " Har ila yau, wanda ke kewaya wutar shine Mark, wanda ya yi aiki a Amazon kusan shekaru hudu. "Babu inda zan je," in ji shi. “Mutane da yawa a nan sun dogara da waɗannan ayyukan, kuma sun cancanci ƙarin kuɗi. Bai kamata ku kasance sama da layin talauci ba lokacin da kuke aiki da ɗayan kamfanoni mafi arziki a duniya. "
Mark ya yi gaskiya: Amazon yana daya daga cikin kamfanoni masu riba a duniya, tare da kudaden shiga na shekara-shekara ya haura zuwa dala biliyan 386 a cikin 2020. Yayin da manyan tituna suka rufe, samfurin tallace-tallace na kan layi ya sa ya zama daya daga cikin manyan masu cin gajiyar cutar; tallace-tallace a Burtaniya kadai ya tashi da kashi 51 cikin dari a waccan shekarar, ya kai fam biliyan 19.4. A saman wannan, Amazon UK Services Limited ya ba da rahoton biyan haraji kawai fam miliyan 10.8 a cikin 2021, duk da ribar da aka samu kafin haraji na fam miliyan 204.
"Ba muna ceton rayuka yayin barkewar cutar ba, amma muna aiki," in ji Mark. “Muna aiki da kusan mutane 800 kowane dare a cikin wani sito. A wannan lokacin, ina da imel don nuna wa 'yan sanda cewa ni babban ma'aikaci ne idan na tsaya a hanya; shekara biyu, ba ni da kwarewa kawai, "
Ganin irin waɗannan yanayi da rikicin tsadar rayuwa, ma’aikata sun ga ƙarin albashi na 35-50p a bara a matsayin bugun haƙora. Don haka a watan Agusta, ma'aikatan Amazon a duk faɗin ƙasar sun ɗauki behemoth. Daga Rugby zuwa Rugeley, Doncaster zuwa Bristol da kuma, ba shakka, Coventry, ma'aikata sun tsunduma cikin jerin ayyukan. daji ya buge. Waɗancan yajin aikin sun fara ne a rukunin yanar gizon Amazon da ke Tilbury, Kent kan ƙarin albashi na 35p. Ko da yake ba na hukuma ba, yajin aikin ya nuna ƙarfin jin daɗi a tsakanin ma'aikata masu ruguzawa kuma za su haifar da haɓaka ƙungiyoyi a ɗakunan ajiya na Amazon. Amin ya ce: "Ni da sauran mutanen da ke wurin na da hannu a ciki." “An yi zanga-zangar lumana. Ba a biya mu albashi na wadancan sa'o'i ba, amma muna bukatar mu ji muryoyinmu."
An bai wa ma'aikata a Coventry karin albashi na 50p a lokacin. Tare da hauhawar hauhawar farashin kaya, hauhawar haya, da kuɗaɗen kuɗaɗen shiga rufin gida, ma’aikata irin su Amin sun ji ana zagi. “Ba wanda ya yi farin ciki da hakan. Mun yi aiki tuƙuru sosai a duk lokacin bala'in kuma Amazon ya haɓaka ribar su. Shiga cikin yajin kyan daji wani abu ne da mutane ke son yi na dogon lokaci. Tayin da aka biya shi ne tartsatsin da ya kunna wutar.”
A yayin wannan yajin aikin na daji, matakin daidaitawa ya kasance tsakanin ma'aikata a cikin ɗakunan ajiya daban-daban, tare da kafofin watsa labarun wani muhimmin kayan aiki don yada bayanai. Ma'aikata a cikin kungiyoyin Telegram za su rika raba shirye-shiryen bidiyo na National Union of Rail, Maritime da Transport Workers' Mick Lynch da ke magana a talabijin da labarai na samun karin albashi, yana karfafa ma'aikatan Amazon don neman mafi kyau. "A nan ne yawancin mutane suka sami kwarin gwiwa," in ji Amin. "Mun kuma sami tallafi daga Doncaster, Rugeley, da sauran wurare a duk faɗin Burtaniya."
Da take ba da hular beanie Brigades Union, Zarah Sultana, 'yar majalisa mai wakiltar Coventry South, ta isa kan layi da misalin karfe 6 na safe yawancin mazabarta suna aiki a wannan sito, kuma ta kuduri aniyar tallafa musu.
"Yau lokaci ne mai tarihi," in ji ta Tribune. "Amazon yana daya daga cikin kamfanoni masu cin riba a duk duniya. A lokacin bala'in cutar, Jeff Bezos zai iya ba kowane ma'aikaci guda kyautar £ 90,000 kuma har yanzu yana da wadata kamar yadda yake a farkon cutar. " Ta ci gaba da cewa:
Wannan kamfani ne da ya samu fam biliyan 23 a tallace-tallacen Burtaniya [a cikin 2021] kuma ya ba ma'aikata karin albashin 50p kawai, wanda hakan cin mutunci ne. Wani mari ne a fuska lokacin da muke fama da matsalar tsadar rayuwa. Ɗaya daga cikin ma'aikatan Amazon guda huɗu a Coventry sun ce za su iya biyan kuɗin su, a cewar wani binciken GMB. Lokacin da muka kalli lafiya da aminci a duk faɗin Amazon, yana da ban tsoro sosai. Fiye da raunuka masu tsanani dubu tun daga 2016. Tun daga 2018, a kantin sayar da Amazon a nan a Coventry, sun sami 59 ambulance call-outs. Mutane suna suma. Mutane suna samun munanan raunuka kamar kuna da kuma abubuwan da suka faru na rauni.
Haɗin kai
Tun da wannan kutuwar daji ta yi kamari, Amin da sauran abokan aikinsa sun shiga kungiyar GMB. Asalin dan asalin Afirka ta Yamma, kafin ya koma Norway sannan ya koma Birtaniya, Amin ya ce shiga kungiyar ya taimaka masa wajen sanin hakkin ma’aikata a nan.
Kamar Amin, Mark ya shiga cikin ƙungiyar GMB. Duk da yake ba wakilin ƙungiyar ba, yana da murya a cikin goyon bayansa ga ƙungiyar. Ya gaya mani cewa ma’aikata da yawa sukan je wurinsa a wurin shan taba da sauran wuraren jama’a, suna tambayar yadda za su shiga cikin ƙungiyar. Amazon wuri ne mai matukar wahala ga ƙungiyoyi don tsarawa, ba wai kawai don al'adun adawa da ƙungiyoyi ba har ma da yawaitar hukumomi kuma, musamman a cikin Burtaniya, ma'aikatan da ke da galibin baƙi daga ƙasashe daban-daban waɗanda ba su da masaniya da Burtaniya. motsin aiki.
“Yayin da muke kokarin samar da goyon baya ga wannan kungiyar da kuma ciyar da wannan kungiya gaba, mun sami matsala sosai da shingen harshe. Don haka mun fassara komai,” in ji Mark. "Mun sami wasu tallafi daga wasu jami'o'i a arewa waɗanda suka fassara duk abin da za mu iya so zuwa kowane harshe."
Yayin da ta ke shirin barin layin tsinke, na tambayi Sultana me kuma kungiyar kwadago za ta iya yi don shiga da wadannan ma’aikata. "Ƙungiyar ƙwararrun ƙwararrun dole ne ta daidaita da haɓaka ga canjin yanayin aiki - abubuwan bayyane kamar wallafe-wallafe a cikin harsuna daban-daban, amma har ma wakilai da masu tsarawa suna nuna nau'ikan nau'ikan Burtaniya, musamman a wuraren aiki kamar ɗakunan ajiya," in ji ta.
Rachel Fagan, wata mai shirya GMB a Midlands ta ce: "Mun shafe fiye da shekaru goma muna aiki kan tsari a Amazon. "Mun yi aiki mai ƙarfi sosai a Coventry. Muna da membobin GMB waɗanda suka ƙaura zuwa Coventry lokacin da aka buɗe wannan rukunin."
Yayin farawa da ɗan ƙaramin memba na GMB, shekarar da ta gabata ko makamancin haka an sami ƙaruwa mai yawa a yawan ƙungiyoyi a ma'ajin. Bayan tayin albashi mai ban tausayi a bara, Rachel ta ce ta sami kiran waya daga ma'aikata suna cewa suna yin zanga-zangar daji a masana'antu. Ma'aikatan za su tafi da zanga-zangar su zuwa Coventry City Center don isar da sakon ga jama'a. Tare da sauran masu shirya GMB, Rachel ta halarci zanga-zangar kuma ta hadu da gungun 'yan kungiyar da wadanda ba mamba ba.
"Mun fara haɓaka dangantaka da wasu shugabannin na halitta a cikin wurin aiki," in ji ta Tribune, ta bayyana yadda ta dauki littafi da alkalami, ta rubuta sunaye don ƙirƙirar kungiyoyin WhatsApp. "Muna da sha'awar sosai wanda ya zama dole mu kirkiro rukunin WhatsApp na biyu. A wani lokaci, muna da ma’aikata dari bakwai da suka shiga.”
Kazalika matsalar tsadar rayuwa, damuwa da lafiya da aminci da yanayin aiki mara kyau zasu haifar da ingantacciyar guguwa.
"Ma'aikatan suna wuce gona da iri ga wani kamfani mallakar ɗaya daga cikin attajirai a duniya wanda ke aika rokoki zuwa sararin samaniya don sha'awa yayin da ma'aikatansa ke kokawa kuma a zahiri ba za su iya ƙara ɗaure bel ba."
A cikin watanni na kaka, mutane da yawa za su shiga ƙungiyar a cikin haɗin gwiwa daga masu shirya GMB waɗanda za su ba da takarda ga ma'aikata a tashar mota.
"Mun makara zuwa bikin," in ji Mark game da karuwar yajin aikin a wasu masana'antu. “Saboda kubuta da kuma tsayin shingen da gwamnatin Tory ta yi mana, ya sa muka yi zaben sau biyu. Mun fadi a karon farko da kuri’u uku, wanda hakan ya bata rai. Amma mun dawo da karfi, kuma muna ci gaba. "
Ga Markus, haɓakar yajin aikin, mafi girma a cikin shekarun da suka gabata, wani abu ne da ke daɗa ɗabi'a a tsakanin ma'aikatan Amazon. “Masu kashe gobara, ma’aikatan jinya da ma’aikatan daukar marasa lafiya su ne suka hada kasar nan. Waɗannan mutanen sun cancanci nauyinsu na zinariya. Ba zan iya ganin kowa a cikin gwamnati ya ruga ya shiga wani gini da ke cin wuta ya ciro yaro ba. Ba zan iya ganin ɗayansu yana ƙoƙarin yin CPR akan wanda ke mutuwa ba. Ba zan iya ganinsu suna zaune tare da marasa lafiya a cikin unguwanni ba, sanin suna shan numfashi na ƙarshe. Waɗannan mutanen ba su da masaniyar yadda rayuwa take a wannan duniyar. ”
The Clampdown
Tsara a cikin Amazon bai zo ba tare da ƙalubalensa ba, tare da ma'aikata da masu shirya GMB iri ɗaya sun tabbatar da cewa Amazon na ƙoƙarin lalata rashin amincewa da rashin gamsuwa.
Wannan ya bayyana a gare ni da zarar na isa wurin ajiyar kaya. Akwai layukan zaɓe guda biyu suna aiki a duka hanyoyin shiga da shiga. Amazon ya dauki hayar jami'an tsaro masu zaman kansu da kafa kuma sun yi fakin a cikin ababan hawa da ke da nisan yadi da layukan zaɓe. "Na yi mamakin abin da nake gani a yau," in ji Amin. "Ban taba ganin wannan matakin tsaro a baya ba."
A cikin 'yan watannin nan, an sami rahoton karuwar shinge, kyamarori na CCTV, da kasancewar jami'an tsaro. Stuart Richards, mai shirya GMB, yana nuni zuwa ga wata hanyar jama'a a da wacce yanzu an rufe ta ga jama'a. Hanyar tana kaiwa zuwa ɗakin ajiyar Amazon kuma yana da ɗan tazara daga layin tsinke. An zana sabon layin rawaya, kuma an saka sabon kyamarar CCTV. "Suna matukar jin tsoro game da mutane kamar mu a waje, ba tare da sanin cewa mun riga mun shiga ciki ba," in ji shi.
Har ila yau, akwai gagarumin kasancewar 'yan sanda a kan layin tsintsiya, wani abu da ba ya da kyau ga ma'aikata masu yajin aiki. "Suna so su tsoratar da mu," in ji Ahmed, wani matashi ma'aikacin Amazon da ya zo Burtaniya shekaru biyar da suka wuce a matsayin dan gudun hijira daga Eritriya kuma ya yi aiki a wurin ajiyar kayayyaki na tsawon shekaru hudu. Akwai da yawa kamarsa a kan layin jirgin a safiyar yau, ma'aikata daga ƙasashe daban-daban waɗanda ke da sha'awar ɗaukar mataki amma, a lokaci guda, suna da matuƙar damuwa. Ahmed yana tare da takwarorinsa da ke shakkun yin magana da manema labarai, lamarin da ya zo da ba mamaki idan aka yi la’akari da irin rashin jituwar da ake samu daga mahukunta.
“Lokacin da muka yi zanga-zangar a kantin sayar da abinci, kowa ya shiga, amma mutane suna fargabar shiga yajin aikin. Lokacin da ba ku taɓa yin shi ba, yana da wahala, ”in ji shi, yana mai nuni da rashin ilimin game da ƙungiyoyin kwadago a matsayin babban shinge. Shi da kansa ya shiga GMB kwanan nan kuma, kamar yadda nake magana da shi, ya ce halin da ake ciki na matsananciyar wahala na bukatar daukar mataki kamar haka. “Wannan lokacin sanyi yayi sanyi sosai. Ba zan iya kunna dumama na ba. Ba za mu iya yin rayuwa ba. Dole ne mu tsaya tsayin daka, ”in ji shi Tribune.
Hakanan ana samun dabarun yaƙi da ƙungiyar a cikin masana'antar kanta, in ji Rachel, yayin da take ambaton saƙon ƙungiyar da kuma yin ɓarke a cikin taƙaitacciyar taƙaitacciyar sanarwa da ƙungiyoyi - amma, ta ƙara da cewa, wannan ya sanya ƙarin ma'aikata da ke da niyyar tsayawa tsayin daka.
“Ma’aikatan Amazon a wurare daban-daban sun tuntube mu. Mutane suna tambayar mu yadda za mu yi abin da Coventry ke yi. Muna fatan wannan matakin zai ba wa karin ma’aikata damar zama masu tsari, kuma kungiyar za ta kasance a kowane mataki na saukaka hakan.
Na tambayi Rahila ta yaya zai kasance wasu za su yi koyi da shi. "Ina tsammanin akwai yuwuwar za mu ga ƙarin aikin daji daga baya saboda wannan shine tsarin yanayin abin da ya faru ya zuwa yanzu," in ji ta. Sadarwa ta hanyar dandamali na kafofin watsa labarun kamar TikTok da dandamali na Telegram ya taimaka wajen yada sakon. "An ba su wannan ma'anar haɗin kai, cewa ba su kaɗai ba. Suna cikin wannan babbar ƙungiya a duk faɗin ƙasar. Hakanan suna jin daɗin kallon sauran ƙungiyoyin ma'aikata masu ƙarfi, kamar motocin daukar marasa lafiya, ma'aikatan jinya da ƙungiyar RMT. ”
Lokacin Tarihi
Matakin da ma'aikatan Amazon suka dauka a jiya an shirya shi ne don haifar da tattaunawa game da biyan kuɗi da kuma yanayin shagunan ajiya a duk faɗin ƙasar. Watanni na shiryawa, ɗaruruwan tattaunawa, da kuma ci gaba da kasancewa a rukunin yanar gizon sun haifar da wannan muhimmin lokaci.
"Mun sami damar shirya babban rukuni na ma'aikata marasa tsari a cikin ɗan gajeren lokaci," in ji Rachel, tana murna yayin da ƙarin ma'aikata ke tare da ita a kan layin. Wannan yajin aikin ba shi yiwuwa ya lalata ribar kamfanin, amma ga Mark, farkon farawa ne. "Oaks masu girma suna girma daga ƙananan acorns. Mun sami tallafi daga Turai, muna samun tallafi daga Amurka, muna da tallafi daga ko'ina cikin duniya, "in ji shi.
A cikin sanarwar goyon baya ga Tribune, Ƙungiyar Ma’aikata ta Amazon, wadda ke tsara ma’aikatan Amazon a Amurka, ta ce: “Saƙon a bayyane yake: Ma’aikatan Amazon a faɗin duniya ba za su ci gaba da zama a kusa da su su bar wannan kamfani ya wulakanta su ba.”
Tare da saƙon tallafi na ƙasa da ƙasa, Rachel ta ce ma'aikata da ba ma'aikatan Amazon ba ne suka kafa ƙungiyar tallafi ta Amazon mai mambobi saba'in. Waɗannan ma'aikatan sun yi ta kwankwasa kofofi da rubuce-rubuce don nuna goyon baya ga ma'aikatan Amazon kuma sun gudanar da shirin tara kuɗi don ma'aikatan da ke yajin aiki a tsakiyar birnin Coventry a karshen mako.
Ga Amin, wannan aikin yajin ba zai haifar da canji nan take ba, amma ƙaramin mataki ne kan hanya madaidaiciya. Mark, shi ma, ba ya cikin rudu game da girman kalubalen, amma ya ce ma'aikata sun yi tsayin daka.
"Amazon a matsayin ma'aikacin zalunci ne. Suna kawai. Kuma mutane kamar mu a Coventry suna buƙatar tsayawa tsayin daka ga waɗannan masu cin zarafi. Akwai ƙarfi a lambobi, kuma muna da lambobi. Wannan ba game da Coventry kawai ba ne. Wannan game da kowane ma'aikacin Amazon ne a Burtaniya. Wadannan mutane sun cancanci kuɗi da yawa, kuma idan na ce kuɗi mai yawa, ina nufin isa ga rayuwa. Ba ma son siyan jiragen ruwa kamar yadda Jeff yake yi. Muna so ne kawai mu sami damar biyan hanyarmu. "
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