Njengoba abaphathi nezinhlangano zikahulumeni zezempilo zomphakathi ziqala ukuphothula Covid-19 izinhlelo zokusatshalaliswa kwemigomo yesigaba esilandelayo se-1b, i-American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) icela abaphathi kanye nezikhungo zikahulumeni zezempilo ukuthi zifake abasebenzi basehhotela ukuze bafakwe esigabeni “1b” sokukhishwa kokugoma.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi selokhu kwaqala ubhadane lwe-COVID-19, abasebenzi basehhotela bahlala emgqeni wangaphambili - basebenzela ukuxhasa abasebenzi bezimo eziphuthumayo nabezempilo ezweni lonke. Ngokusebenzisa i- “Hospitality for Hope Initiative” ye-AHLA, imboni yamahhotela iyaqhubeka nokuhlinzeka ngezindlu zesikhashana zabasebenzi bezimo eziphuthumayo nabanakekeli bezempilo ukuze bahlale eduze kwesibhedlela noma isikhungo sabo sezokwelapha. Ngokwengeziwe, amahhotela amaningi esizweni sonke manje asebenza njengezindawo zokuhlukanisela abantu abangabanjwa i-COVID-19. Abasebenzi basehhotela nabo bayaqhubeka nokuba sezingeni eliphambili labahambi bamazwe, nakho okwengeza ubungozi bokuchayeka.
Ukubeka phambili abasebenzi basehhotela ngokuthola umuthi wokugoma kuzohlinzeka ngongqimba oludingekayo lokuvikela, yingakho kubalulekile ukuthi ababusi nezinhlangano zezempilo zikahulumeni zifake abasebenzi basehhotela ngesikhathi sokukhishwa komuthi wokugoma weSigaba 1b nabanye abasebenzi ababalulekile.
December 18, 2020
UMbusi u-Andrew Cuomo, uSihlalo
UMbusi u-Asa Hutchinson, iSekela likaSihlalo
Inhlangano Yababusi Kuzwelonke
444 North Capitol Street NW # 267
Washington, DC 20001
Re: Ukubeka phambili abasebenzi basehhotela ukuze bafakwe esigabeni 1b sokusatshalaliswa komuthi wokugoma i-COVID-19
Sihlalo othandekayo uCuomo nePhini Likasihlalo uHutchinson,
Sibuthokozela kakhulu ubuholi bakho obuqhubekayo nemizamo yakho yokuvikela umphakathi njengoba siqhubeka nokubhekana nale nkinga yezempilo yomphakathi engakaze ibonwe.
Njengoba ukukhishwa komuthi wokugoma i-COVID-19 kuqala ezweni lonke, manje sesisondele eduze ekuqedeni ubhadane. Futhi njengoba kungenzeka wazi, ikomidi Eliluleka Ngezikhungo Zokulawulwa Kwezifo kanye Nokuvimbela (i-CDC) Lemikhuba Yokugoma (i-ACIP) labelane ngezincomo zokwabiwa komuthi wokugoma. Isigaba 1 sokukhishwa okuhlongozwayo kwe-CDC, kwehlukaniswe izigaba ezintathu, kubeka phambili abahlinzeki bokunakekelwa kwezempilo kanye nabahlali abanakekela isikhathi eside (isigaba 1a), abasebenzi ababalulekile (isigaba 1b) nabantu abadala abanezimo zezempilo ezisengozini enkulu kanye nabantu abadala abaneminyaka engama-65 nangaphezulu (isigaba 1c ). Manje, njengoba abaphathi nezinhlangano zezempilo zikahulumeni ziqala ukuphothula izinhlelo zokuhambisa imishanguzo ye-COVID-19, sinxusa amazwe ukuthi acabangele abasebenzi basehhotela ukufakwa esigabeni “1b” sokukhishwa kokugoma.
ICybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), okuyisigaba soMnyango Wezokuphepha Kwasekhaya (i-DHS), ibeka abasebenzi ababalulekile "njengabasebenzi abenza imisebenzi eminingi kanye nezinsizakalo ezibaluleke kakhulu ekuqhubekeni nokusebenza kwengqalasizinda." I-CISA ikhomba “abaphathi nabasebenzi emahhotela nakwezinye izindawo zokulala zesikhashana ezihlinzeka ngezindlela zokunciphisa ze-COVID-19, zokunqanda, nezokwelashwa noma ezinikeza indawo yokuhlala kubasebenzi ababalulekile” njengezisebenzi ezibalulekile. Amahhotela asetshenzisiwe njengezindawo zokuhlukanisela abaningi ngesikhathi sobhadane futhi asize ukuxhasa wonke amazinga kahulumeni ngokuvula iminyango yethu kubaphenduli bokuqala kanye nochwepheshe bezokwelapha indawo yokuhlala eduze nesibhedlela sabo noma umsebenzi wendawo njengoba behlinzeka ubusuku nemini ukunakekela iziguli. Abasebenzi basehhotela nabo bahlala phambili, futhi usuku ngalunye abeza ngalo emsebenzini, bamukela abahambi bomhlaba nabasekhaya ukwandisa amathuba abo okuthola igciwane. Ngenkathi amahhotela enezinqubo ezifanele ukuqinisekisa ukuxhumana okulinganiselwe phakathi kwabasebenzi nezivakashi, ukubeka phambili abasebenzi ngokuthola umuthi wokugoma kuzohlinzeka ngolunye ungqimba lokuvikelwa.
Kusukela kwaqala ubhadane, imboni yamahhotela isebenze ngokuzikhandla ukuxhasa abasebenzi bezempilo abaphambili kanye nabaphenduli bokuqala ngohlelo lwe-AHLA "Hospitality for Hope Initiative." Lolu hlelo lwethulwe ngoMashi lwenzelwe ukufanisa abasebenzi bezimo eziphuthumayo nabanakekela ezempilo abadinga izindlu zesikhashana namahhotela ngalesi sikhathi esibucayi sezempilo.
Isungulwe ngokubambisana nezinhlangano zombuso ezingabalingani be-AHLA, iHospitality for Hope ikhombe izindawo ezingaphezu kwezingu-17,000 ezweni lonke ezisondelene nezikhungo zezempilo ezikulungele ukusiza imizamo kahulumeni. IHospitality for Hope ihlanganyele imboni yamahhotela noMnyango Wezempilo kanye Nezinsizakalo Zabantu e-US (HHS), ngokubambisana ne-US Army Corps of Engineers nabaphathi bezimo eziphuthumayo basendaweni kanye nama-ejensi ezempilo omphakathi ukuhlinzeka ukufinyelela ezindaweni zamahhotela negumbi lokuxhasa abasebenzi abaphambili isidingo sezindlu zesikhashana ngenkathi ngisebenza emigqeni engaphambili yalolu bhubhane. Futhi njengoba isizwe siqhubeka nokulwa nalolu bhubhane, imboni yamahhotela isalokhu izibophezele ekusebenzeleni nasekuhlaliseni abasebenzi bezokwelapha abaphambili kanye nabantu abasengozini ezweni lonke.
Imboni yamahhotela izibophezele isikhathi eside ekuhlanzekeni nasekuphepheni kwabasebenzi bethu kanye nezivakashi futhi yakhipha izinkombandlela zethu zokuhlala ngokuphepha ukukhuphula imizamo yethu yokuhlanza nokubulala amagciwane. Kodwa-ke, abasebenzi bethu bayaqhubeka nokuba sezingeni eliphambili kubahambi abavela kwamanye amazwe okwandisa ubungozi bokuchayeka - esinye isizathu esibalulekile sokuthi kungani abasebenzi basehhotela kufanele bafakwe ekusatshalalisweni kokugoma kweSigaba 1b. Ngokwengeziwe, ngenxa yokusondelana kwabo kaningi nezibhedlela kanye nengqalasizinda ebucayi enjengezikhumulo zezindiza kanye nezindawo eziphakathi nendawo, amahhotela angasetshenziswa ngesikhathi sokusatshalaliswa komuthi wokugoma, ngakho-ke kwandisa isidingo sokusatshalaliswa kwemigomo phakathi kwabasebenzi basehhotela.
Ngesikhathi sobhadane, siqhubekile futhi sakhe phezu kokuzibophezela kwethu ukuqinisekisa ukuthi amahhotela ahlanzekile futhi aphephe kakhulu kunakuqala. Ngokuhambisana nomhlahlandlela okhishwe iziphathimandla zezempilo zomphakathi, kufaka phakathi iZikhungo Zokulawulwa Nokuvikelwa Kwezifo (i-CDC), i-AHLA yethule i- “Safe Safe” - ukuzibophezela okubanzi kwezimboni ekuthuthukiseni imigomo yokuhlanza kanye nemihlahlandlela yokuphepha ukuhlangabezana nokudlula ukukhathazeka okudalwe ngesikhathi Ubhubhane lwe-covid19. Ukuhlala okuphephile kuvunyelwe ososayensi abaphambili, odokotela kanye nochwepheshe bezempilo yomphakathi ku-epidemiology nezifo ezithathelwanayo.
Ukuhamba nezokuvakasha kungumshikashika obaluleke kakhulu emnothweni waseMelika, kanti ngenkathi isidingo sokuhamba sehlile kakhulu, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abasebenzi basehhotela babekwa eqhulwini ngesikhathi sokukhishwa komuthi wokugoma kuzosiza ukugcina abasebenzi nezivakashi bephephile lapho kuphephile ukuhamba nokuqalisa imihlangano nemicimbi futhi. .
Njengemboni yabantu abanakekela abantu, imboni yamahhotela ithathe izinyathelo zokweseka nokuqinisa umphakathi ngale nkinga yezempilo yomphakathi. Siyacela ukuthi abasebenzi abanika amandla imboni yethu babekwe eqhulwini ngesikhathi sesigaba 1b sokukhishwa komuthi wokugoma.
Siyaphinda futhi, siyabonga ukwesekwa kwakho, futhi sicela ukuthi ubeke phambili abasebenzi basehhotela njengoba izifundazwe ziqedela izincomo zokusatshalaliswa kwemithi ye-COVID-19.
Ozithobayo,
Chip Rogers
UMongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-American Hotel and Lodging Association
CC: Abaphathi baseMelika
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in coordination with the US Army Corps of Engineers and local emergency management and public health agencies to provide access to hotel properties and room to support frontline workers in need of temporary housing while working on the front lines of the pandemic.
- As governors and state public health agencies begin to finalize COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans for the next 1b phase, the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) is calling on governors and state public health agencies to include hotel employees for inclusion in phase “1b” of the vaccination rollout.
- Hotels have been utilized as places to quarantine for many during the pandemic and helped support all levels of government by opening our doors to first responders and medical professionals for a place to stay closer to their hospital or place work as they provide around-the-clock care to patients.
