UNWTO: I-Small Island Destinations' yezokuvakasha iyawohloka

Ngaphandle kokusekelwa okuqinile, ukuwa okungazelelwe nokungalindelekile kwezokuvakasha kungase kucekele phansi umnotho we-Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Inhlangano Yezokuvakasha Yomhlaba (UNWTO) uye waxwayisa. Njengoba ezokuvakasha ziyinsika eqinile yezenhlalo nezomnotho yama-SIDS amaningi, umthelela lowo Covid-19 ukuthi kulo mkhakha kubeka izigidi zemisebenzi namabhizinisi engcupheni, abesifazane kanye nabasebenzi abangekho emthethweni yibona abasengozini kakhulu.

Ochungechungeni lwayo Lwesibili Lwesaziso Esifushane Ngezokuvakasha ne-COVID-19, UNWTO iveze umthelela omubi ubhubhane ongaba nawo ezindleleni zokuziphilisa kulezi zindawo. Ngokwedatha yakamuva evela ku-ejensi eyisipesheli yeZizwe Ezihlangene, ezokuvakasha zenza ngaphezu kuka-30% wesamba esiphelele sokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe kuningi lama-SIDS angama-38. Kwamanye amazwe, lesi silinganiso siphezulu kakhulu sifinyelela ku-90%, okuwenza abe sengozini enkulu yokwehla kwezibalo zabavakashi.

Ukushaqeka okukhulu okunjalo kuholela ekulahlekelweni okukhulu kwemisebenzi kanye nokwehla okukhulu kwemali etholwayo yokuhwebelana kwamanye amazwe kanye nentela, okunciphisa amandla okusebenzisa imali yomphakathi kanye nekhono lokusebenzisa izindlela ezidingekayo zokweseka izimpilo kule nkinga, UNWTO eqhubeka exwayisa.

Ngo-2019, i-SIDS yemukele abavakashi abavela kwamanye amazwe ababalelwa ezigidini ezingama-44 futhi lo mkhakha wazuza amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-55 emalini engenayo yokuthekelisa. Ukufika kwabavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe kwehle ngo-47% ezinyangeni ezine zokuqala zalo nyaka.

UNWTO UNobhala-Jikelele uZurab Pololikashvili uthe: “Ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19 ludale ukuphazamiseka okungakaze kubonwe ngaphambili. Ukufika kwabavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe kwehle kakhulu, futhi izindawo ezithembele kulo mkhakha ukuze uthole imisebenzi nokuphila kahle kwezomnotho njengeziqhingi ezincane zizoshayeka kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, izindlela zokunciphisa umthelela we-COVID-19 kulezi zifundazwe kanye nokukhuthaza ukubuyiswa kwezokuvakasha manje sezibucayi kakhulu kunangaphambili. ”

I-United Nations ilinganisela ukuthi umnotho we-SIDS ungancipha ngo-4.7% ngo-2020 uma kuqhathaniswa no-3% emnothweni womhlaba.

The UNWTO Isaziso Esifingqiwe siphinde sigqamise ubungozi obulethwa labo abasebenza emnothweni ongakahleleki ngokuwa ngokuzuma kwezivakashi ezifika e-SIDS. Njengomkhakha, ezokuvakasha zingumqashi ohamba phambili emhlabeni jikelele futhi, ngokwe-International Labour Organization (ILO), ngaphezu kwesigamu sabo bonke abasebenzi emkhakheni wezindawo zokulala nezokudla emininingwaneni eminingi yokubika ye-SIDS ngabesifazane. Kwabaningi, le ngxenye ingaphezulu kakhulu, kufaka phakathi e-Haiti naseTrinidad naseTobago (70%+).

Ngasikhathi sinye, abasebenzi emnothweni ongakahleleki basengozini yokuwela ebuphofini njengoba umthelela we-COVID-19 uzwakala ku-SIDS nakwamanye amazwe anemali engenayo ephansi naphakathi emhlabeni jikelele, UNWTO futhi uyaxwayisa.

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