Umthombo: Ukuphawula Okunolwazi
Ochwepheshe abaningi balibone kahle iqhaza le-Covis19 ekudaluleni ukungalingani kobulili ngokwedlulele, uhlanga, nobulili kulo mphakathi kanye nobuthakathaka ababukhuthazayo. Leli gciwane liphinde lidalule ukungabi nabulungisa okukhulu okubonakala ezindaweni eziningi zokusebenza zaseMelika, lapho abantu baseMelika abaningi bechitha cishe ingxenye yesithathu yeminyaka eyinhloko yokuphila kwabo. Nakuba abaningi balaba basebenzi manje sebeqashelwa ngokufanelekile njengezibalulekile, ukwelashwa kwabo akubonisi lokhu kusekelwa. Igebe phakathi komgubho wokukhuluma kanye namaqiniso emakethe yezabasebenzi kanye nendawo yokusebenza lingavula amathuba athile okuhlelwa kabusha kwedemokhrasi okwengeziwe kwendawo yokusebenza.
Emphakathini wethu oncikene kakhulu futhi ohweba emhlabeni wonke inani labasebenzi elihlukahlukene ngokumangalisayo kufanele lithathwe njengelibalulekile. Isazi-mlando sezabasebenzi uJeremy Brecher usibhale phansi isicelo sabahlengikazi sokuthola izinto eziyisisekelo zokuvikela umuntu ezidingekayo ukuze benze imisebenzi yabo esindisa ukuphila ngokuphepha. Lokhu kukhuthaza ukuqashelwa kweminye imisebenzi eminingana lapho okokusebenza noma ezinye izinyathelo zokuvikela zingadingeka.
Brecher amazwana: โIsidingo esikhulu se-PPE sidlula kude abasebenzi bezempilo. Amajanitha amabhilidi ahlanzekile, abasizi bothisha balethela izingane ukudla ekhaya . . . bonke abasengozini enkulu yokuthola i-coronavirus ngaphandle kwe-PPE eyanele yokunciphisa ukuchayeka. โ
Izici ezimbili ezabelwana ngazo yimisebenzi eminingi enjalo ukuthi isidingo se-PPE sihlangatshezwana naye kancane, uma kunjalo. Ngaphezu kwalokho le misebenzi, ngaphandle kwabasebenzi bezokuxhumana, ayinxeshezelwa kahle Indaba yesinxephezeloโisibonakaliso sokucwasa ngobulili nokucwasa ngokwebalaโseyaziwa iminyaka eminingi. Okungabonakali kuze kube muva nje ubungozi bokusatshalaliswa kwezifo obudalwa yimisebenzi yokunakekela ekhokha kancane. Abaningi balabo ababaphethe ngisho nasemnothweni wethu โothuthukayoโ kufanele basebenze imisebenzi emibili noma ngaphezulu noma begula ukuze baphile. Uma sebengenwe yileli gciwane bangakwazi ukuliyisa kwamanye amakhaya asebekhulile nasezindlini zabo. Imisebenzi enjalo ivame ukuba yinzuzo ephezulu futhi inikeza amathuba ambalwa okuzuza amakhono.
Akumangazi ukuthi amakhaya asebekhulile e-US naseCanada asephenduke izitsha ze-Covid19 petri. Okuhle wukuthi impilo yabasebenzi kulo msebenzi iya ngokuya ibonakala njengoba iyindaba yezempilo yomphakathi. Yize iCongress ingazange iqale kahle ekusizeni abasebenzi bezempilo abaphambili. UKhongolose uGreg Walden (R-Oregon) waphawula: โLabo abasemgqeni ophambili badinga imali. ICongress ikhulise izinkokhelo ngamaphesenti ama-2 unyaka wonke ezibhedlela, odokotela, amakhaya asebekhulile, nempilo yasekhaya. Ukwengeza, izibhedlela ezelapha iziguli ze-COVID-19 kwaMedicare zizobona ukukhuphuka kwezinkokhelo ngamaphesenti angama-20 ubude balesi simo esiphuthumayo.
Uwusizo njengoba lo mthetho uwusizo, usashiya abasebenzi abaningi abaphambili besengozini enkulu. Cabangela le mfuneko entsha yesibhedlela esikhulu saseNew York City. U-Amy Goodman weDemokhrasi Manje iyabika: โIzisebenzi zezempilo zaseDolobheni laseNew York manje zinenselele entsha phambi kwazo: isimiso esisha ezibhedlela zikahulumeni zedolobha esidinga izisebenzi zezokwelapha ezibiza abagulayo ukuba zikhiphe incwadi kadokotela.โ Kimina lokhu kungikhumbuza isikole sebanga kanye nokudinga inothi elivela kuthisha wakho ukuze uthole imvume yokuya endlini yangasese. Ngokubanzi umshikashika wendawo yokusebenzela yezokwelapha usudlulele ngale kokulwela ilungelo lokusebenzisa izinsuku zokugula abanelungelo lokubuza imibuzo yezwi.
Njengoba uNoam Schelber noBrian Rosenthal babike esiqeshini esinemininingwane yakamuva i-New York Times: โabasebenzi โฆ baye baxabana nabaqashi ababasola ngokwehluleka ukubavikela nokubazisa ngendlela efanele . . . Kepha mhlawumbe ukungezwani kwabasebenzi okunelukuluku nokuphikelela okukhulu phakathi kwabahlinzeki bezempilo abafana nodokotela nabahlengikazi, abaseqhulwini empini yegciwane, kanye nabaphathi ababika kuboโฆEdolobheni laseNew Yorkโฆ uthumele amamemo emasontweni asanda kwedlula eyala abasebenzi ukuthi bangakhulumi nabezindaba, njengoba kuye kwenza ezinye izibhedlela zikahulumeni.โ Baveza ukuthi izibhedlela sezinezinkampani eziningi.
Kuze kube manje abaphathi abakaze banikeze ubufakazi bokuphutha okunjalo kwesimilo. Kubukeka sengathi abahlengikazi bobabili bayahlonishwa, bayathandwa imbala, futhi bayashoda. Impilo yethu nayo incike ngokwengxenye empilweni yabo. Uma izibhedlela kanye nokunakekelwa kwezempilo sekuhlangene kakhulu esizukulwaneni esidlule lezi zikwazi ngokufanayo ukushintsha ngokushesha endaweni enomusa phakathi nale nkinga. Futhi uma bebheka amandla abo kanye nokuya phezulu kwezinhlangano eziningi zabahlengikazi namuhla bangakwazi ukubeka izibonelo abanye abangazilandela futhi bakhe phezu kwazo.
UMkhandlu weDolobha laseNew York ucabanga ukwenqabela ukudutshulwa kodokotela nabahlengikazi abakhuluma ngokungabi bikho kwemishini yokuzivikela (PPE). Lesi kungaba yisinyathelo esihle kodwa abahlengikazi nabalingani babo kufanele bafune okwengeziwe. Isibhedlela siyindawo yokusebenzela enabasebenzi abanamakhono kakhulu nabasengozini. Leli qiniso lingenza nginikeze iziphakamiso zokuqala. I-Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), ngokubambisana nezinhlangano zabahlengikazi nezikole zabahlengikazi, kufanele bakhe amazinga okuphepha kubasebenzi. Okubaluleke kakhulu ukuphoqelela kufanele kuklanywe kabusha futhi kuqiniswe. Eminyakeni eminingi ngisho nangaphambi kokuqedwa ngokuphelele kwe-OSHA ngaphansi kokuphoqelelwa kukaTrump ngokuvamile kwakuyindaba yokuvakasha okuhleliwe abaphathi ababengakuhlelela kusengaphambili. Futhi yikuphi ukwephulwa okumbalwa okutholakele ngokuvamile kwaholela ekushayweni esihlakaleni.
Kunokuba kube nophawu olunjalo, isibhedlela ngasinye noma isikhungo sezokwelapha kufanele sibe nekomiti lezokuphepha elakhiwa abahlengikazi, odokotela, nezisebenzi ezisekelayo, zonke izenzo zazo emsebenzini zithinta ukuphepha kwesiguli nozakwabo abasinakekelayo. Okubaluleke kakhulu izikhungo zezokwelapha kufanele zidingeke ukuthi zibe nesikhulu sokuthobela esikhokhelwa isikhungo kodwa siqashwe yi-OSHA. Leso sikhulu kufanele sibe nelungelo kanye nomsebenzi wokuletha izikhalazo mayelana nokwephulwa kwezokuphepha ku-OSHA futhi uma kunesidingo sifune kuqedwe ilayisensi yesibhedlela.
Nangaphambi kwenhlekelele ye-Covid 19 izibhedlela eziningi bezingaphephile ezigulini nakubahlengikazi. Amazinga abasebenzi abephansi kakhulu, ukulimala okuvela ezigulini ezinyakazayo kuvame kakhulu, namaphutha emithi avame kakhulu. I-Covid19 isinika ithuba lokushintsha leyo miphumela edabukisayo ngokwakha amamodeli agxile kubasebenzi okulawula impilo nokuphepha.
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