Ekukhuleni kwami, ngangibheka ubaba kanye nomalumekazi, abaqala imisebenzi yemboni yezokudlela ngemuva kokusuka e-Eritrea ngeminyaka yawo-1970. Lapho ngiqala ukusebenza, umsebenzi wokudlela wawuyisinqumo esingokwemvelo.
Nakuba ngangiziqhenya kakhulu ngomsebenzi wami, ngazabalaza nezimo. Ngangivame ukuhamba ngezinyawo amahora angu-10-12 izinsuku eziyisithupha ngesonto, ngingakwazi ukufinyelela ekunakekelweni kwezempilo okuthengekayo, ngingawazi nhlobo amalungelo ami omsebenzi, futhi ngihlale ngikhathazeke ngemali.
Ngokusebenzisa imithetho egxilile ebugqilini, abaqashi bavunyelwe ukukhokhela amaseva ezindawo zokudlela iholo elincane. Ezingeni likahulumeni, leli holo libambelele ku-$2.13 ngehora kusukela ngo-1991. Uma amathiphu engakunyusi umholo wakho wehora ube okungenani umholo omncane ovamile, umqashi wakho kufanele enze umehluko. Kodwa ukungathobeli kudlangile.
Ngenkathi ngiqala njengeseva ngo-2018, umholo wami wehora wawungu-$3.89. Phakathi nenkathi yokuphumula yezinyanga ezinhlanu, ngazabalaza ukuthola iholo elincane elivamile, ikakhulukazi uma nginengxenye enamatafula angenalutho. Lapho ngilimala emsebenzini futhi ngibuza ngesinxephezelo sabasebenzi, umphathi wami wangixosha.
Kamuva ngabhekana nalokho engangikholelwa ukuthi kuwukwebiwa kwamaholo nokucwaswa emsebenzini. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho ngajoyina khona inhlangano yokuqeda ukuxhashazwa kwabasebenzi bendawo yokudlela.
Lo mnyakazo ukhula ngesivinini njengoba izisebenzi ezweni lonke zifuna amaholo abangaziphilisa ngawo. Abagqugquzeli basebenzela ukubeka amaholo amancane kubasebenzi abanikezwe izeluleko ngokuvota kukaNovemba ezifundazweni eziningi, kubandakanya Ohio, Maine, Maryland, Futhi Massachusetts. A izifundazwe eziyishumi nambili bacabangela umthetho ukwenza okufanayo.
Ngingakutshela ukuthi ukuphikiswa kwale mizamo kuzoba kushubile.
Ngihlala e-Washington, DC Ngo-2018, ngajabula lapho abavoti be-DC bephumelela umkhankaso wokuvota wokukhipha umholo omncane wendawo wabasebenzi abanamathikhi. Kepha umkhandlu wedolobha ukuvimbele ukunyuswa kwamaholo, kwaphoqa abahleli ukuthi bafake olunye uhlelo lokuvota oluyimpumelelo ngo-2022.
I-DC yagcina iqale ukuhoxisa iholo elincane elisikiselwayo ngo-2023. Nokho abanikazi bezindawo zokudlela abaningi basanciphisa abasebenzi ngokukhokhisa โimali yesevisiโ engamaphesenti angu-20 amakhasimende amaningi ngephutha acabanga ukuthi iya eziphakelini zabo, ngakho-ke kungenzeka ukuthi bakhiphe ithiphu encane.
I-National Restaurant Association, enezinhlaka kuzo zonke izifundazwe, ingumshayeli oholayo wale mizamo yokulwa nabasebenzi. Amalungu eqembu lokwamukela izivakashi ahlanganisa izinkampani ezinamandla ezihlose ukushintsha ubungozi bebhizinisi kanye nezindleko kubasebenzi, amakhasimende kanye nabakhokhi bentela.
Ngangisebenzela omunye wabo. Ngo-2019, ngathola umsebenzi e-Yard House, eyingxenye yombuso wase-Darden kanye ne-Olive Garden namanye amaketanga ayisikhombisa.
Ngibhekane nenselelo evamile yamaseva e-sports bar: amaqembu ayengena ukuzobuka umdlalo amahora ambalwa, bese eshiya ithiphu elincane ku-$30 bill. Abaphathi abangenalwazi nabo babevame ukungithumela ekhaya lapho nje ngifika ngenxa yokugcwala kwabasebenzi. Ngalobo busuku, iholo lami lalizoba ngaphansi kwezindleko zami zokuhamba.
A umbiko wamuva yi-Institute for Policy Studies kanye ne-Americans for Tax Fairness ibonisa ukuthi ngenkathi u-Darden elwa nokukhushulwa kwamaholo amancane eziphakeli zabo, bakhokhele abaphathi babo abahlanu abaphezulu isamba semali engu-$120 wezigidi phakathi kuka-2018 no-2022. Lokho kuyimali ephindwe kane kunaleyo abayikhokha ku-federal. izintela, naphezu kwenzuzo enamandla.
Ngemva kokuphothula ekolishi, nganquma ukusebenza isikhathi esigcwele njengomhleli wezisebenzi. Njengoba abantu bokufika abaningi kangaka bethembele ezindaweni zokudlela ukuze bathole imisebenzi, lo mzabalazo uzwakala ungowomuntu siqu. Kodwa sonke singaba ngcono uma izinkampani ezifana ne-Darden kufanele zabelane ngenzuzo yazo ngokulinganayo.
Abasebenzi bangathola impilo engcono futhi izindawo zokudlela zizoba nenzuzo encane. Futhi kumakhasimende, ukudla kuzonambitha kangcono nakakhulu uma azi ukuthi ochwepheshe abasebenza kanzima abaphakela ukudla kwabo baphathwa ngenhlonipho.
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