Uhulumeni wasekhaya esifundazweni saseCanada eBritish Columbia uvimbe amakhodi okugqoka emsebenzini okwenza kube yimpoqo ukuthi abesifazane bagqoke izithende eziphakeme, echaza imikhuba enjalo njengendaba yezempilo nokuphepha.
Kulandela umthethosivivinywa welungu elizimele owafakwa ngenyanga edlule ngoSuku Lwabesifazane Lwamazwe Ngamazwe, obelufuna ukuqeda amakhodi okugqoka aqondene nobulili, uhulumeni wesifunda uthathe isinqumo sokugunyaza inguqulo echitshiyelwe yalesi siphakamiso.
Uhulumeni wasekhaya we-BC uthole ukuthi lezi zidingo zibeka abasebenzi engcupheni yokuzilimaza ekusheleleni noma ukuwa, kanye nokubangela ukulimala isikhathi eside emzimbeni ongaphansi, ezinyaweni, emilenzeni nasemhlane kusukela ekugqokeni isikhathi eside izithende eziphakeme ukuze basebenze.
Umthetho ochitshiyelwe we-British Columbia's Workers' Compensation Act "uzoqinisekisa ukuthi izicathulo zasemsebenzini ziwumklamo, ukwakhiwa kanye nezinto ezivumela isisebenzi ukuthi zenze umsebenzi wazo ngokuphepha futhi ziqinisekise ukuthi abaqashi abakwazi ukudinga izicathulo eziphambene naleli zinga," kusho uhulumeni esitatimendeni. .
“Lolu shintsho luzokwenza abaqashi bazi ukuthi ingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu yezicathulo zabasebenzi ukuthi ziphephile. Ngilindele ukuthi abaqashi babone lesi sibonakaliso esicacile sokuthi ukuphoqa umuntu ukuthi agqoke izithende eziphakeme emsebenzini akwamukelekile,” kusho ungqongqoshe wezemisebenzi eCanada uShirley Bond.
“Kwezinye izindawo zokusebenza esifundazweni sakithi abantu besifazane kumele bagqoke izicathulo eziphakeme uma besemsebenzini. Njengabaningi baseBritish Columbians, uhulumeni wethu ucabanga ukuthi lokhu akulungile. Kungakho sishintsha lo mthetho ukuze simise lo mkhuba ongaphephile nobandlululayo futhi sengeze into yokuphoqelela i-WorkSafeBC,” kusho uNdunankulu we-BC (uNgqongqoshe Wokuqala) uChristy Clark esitatimendeni esisemthethweni.
