Uhulumeni ozibophezele ngempela “kunqubomgomo yezangaphandle yabesifazane” uzokweseka abantu baseHaiti abatelekile ukuze bakhuphule umholo wabo wamasenti angama-70 ngehora. Kodwa kuze kube manje izikhulu zaseCanada zisabele esenzweni sabasebenzi ngokuvakashela endaweni yokujuluka nokungayinaki imibhikisho ecindezelwe amaphoyisa axhaswe yiCanada.
Ekuqaleni kwesonto eledlule izinkulungwane zabasebenzi baseHaiti bafake isiteleka sokufuna ukunyuselwa amaholo. Izinkulungwane ziye emigwaqweni ePort-au-Prince zifuna ukuphindwa kathathu komholo wazo wosuku lwama-gourdes angama-500 (CDN $6.20). Iningi labasebenzi besifazane bathunga amahembe nezinye izingubo zemikhiqizo efana ne-Gap, i-Walmart, i-Target, i-JCPenney kanye nomdondoshiya wezimpahla zaseCanada u-Gildan.
Uhulumeni waseCanada unomlando omude wokuqhakambisa izindawo zokucubungula ukuthekelisa kwe-Haiti njengendlela “yokuthuthukisa”. NgoLwesihlanu izikhulu zaseCanada wavakashela umjuluko waseCanada futhi wathumela ku-twitter isithombe sabesifazane bethunga amahembe ngenjabulo epaki yezimboni enyakatho yezwe. Enkulumeni ka-2007 ngaleso sikhathi owayengumongameli weCanadian International Development Agency (CIDA), uRobert Greenhill wayincoma imboni yezingubo zaseHaiti. Engqungqutheleni yaseCanada Institute for International Affairs eGreenhill “kwaba ngokweqile Ukukhathazeka mayelana nemiphumela emihle engase iqhamuke ekuvusweni kabusha kwezindawo zokucubungula izinto ezithunyelwa ngaphandle eHaiti.” Eminyakeni emibili kamuva ungqongqoshe wezokuthuthukiswa kwamazwe ngamazwe uBev Oda utshele iphephandaba I-Ottawa Citizen, "I-Haiti izokwenza ngokomlando bebengumkhiqizi omkhulu wezindwangu nezingubo ezithunyelwa eNyakatho Melika. Ilahlekelwe yileyo mboni manje sesibheka ukuthi singawuvuselela kanjani umkhakha lapho.”
Ngenkathi beqhakambisa izindawo zokucubungula ukuthekelisa kwe-Haiti, izikhulu zaseCanada zisamile emizamweni yabasebenzi yokukhulisa umholo wabo ongu-$6.20 amahora ayisishiyagalolunye okusebenza. Izikhulu zaseCanada nazo zike zathula mayelana nokucindezelwa kwamaphoyisa kwabatelekile.
Amaphoyisa asePort-au-Prince analo ababhikishi abashayiwe futhi abadubule ngenani elikhulu lesisisi esikhalisa unyembezi. NgoFebhuwari 15 iNxusa u-Sébastien Carrière wahlangana nezikhulu zamaphoyisa aseHaiti, ebhala kuTwitter “I-Canada ijabule ngikwazile ukuxoxisana nabaholi be-HNP [Amaphoyisa Esizwe SaseHaiti] ukuze kuqiniswe ukusebenzisana kweCanada neHaiti emkhakheni wezokuphepha.” Kule minyaka eyishumi edlule i-Ottawa ifake amaRandi ayizigidi eziyi-100 embuthweni, manje amaLiberals abiza ngokuthi "usizo lwabesifazane". Enyangeni edlule uhulumeni weTrudeau umemezele a $ 15 million umnikelo emaphoyiseni kazwelonke ase-Haiti ngaphansi kweNqubomgomo yawo Yosizo Lwabesifazane Lwamazwe Ngamazwe.
Ngokusobala, amaLiberals adidekile kancane futhi mhlawumbe ngokomlando awazi ukuthi kusho ukuthini "feminist". Bangase bangazi ukuthi abesifazane bavame ukuhola iziteleka, ikakhulukazi ezabesifazane.
Noma kunjalo, ungacabanga ukuthi inkulumo yokweseka izisebenzi zase-Haiti izofaneleka kakhulu phakathi neNyanga Yomlando Omnyama. Abanikazi be-sweatshop baseHaiti banesikhumba esikhanyayo kuyilapho abasebenzi bebamnyama ngokuphelele.
Isitatimende saseCanada esisekela abatelekile sifuna ukwenyuswa kwamaholo amancane kungaba nomthelela. I-Ottawa inomthelela omkhulu e-Haiti futhi umholi wezwe u-Ariel Henry cishe uncike ngokuphelele ku-Core Group yamanxusa angaphandle.
Ngenyanga edlule uTrudeau, uJoly kanye nongqongqoshe wezokuthuthukiswa kwamazwe ngamazwe uHarjit Sajjan babambe umhlangano wongqongqoshe bezangaphandle “ukuthola izixazululo ezisimeme ezinseleleni iHaiti nabantu bayo ebhekene nazo. ” Enye yalezo zinselelo ezisobala kakhulu umholo omncane wamasenti angu-70 ngehora.
Ukube uhulumeni wakwaTrudeau ubezimisele “ngenqubomgomo yakhe yezangaphandle yabesifazane” bebezomaka Inyanga Yomlando Wabantu Abamnyama ngokuzwakalisa ukweseka abesifazane abaNsundu abenza u-$6 ngosuku abathunga izikibha ezikhungweni eziphethwe abesilisa abamhlophe.
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