Ezokuvakasha zaseJamaica Ungqongqoshe, uMhlonishwa. U-Edmund Bartlett, umemezele ukuthi ukubhaliswa kweSikimu Sempesheni Yabasebenzi Bezokuvakasha esingokomlando nesilindelwe kakhulu sizoqala ngoMashi 27, 2020.
Umaki wendawo Uhlelo lwempesheni yabasebenzi bezokuvakasha yakhelwe ukubhekelela bonke abasebenzi abaneminyaka eyi-18-59 emkhakheni wezokuvakasha, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi unomphela, wenkontileka noma abazisebenzayo. Lokhu kuhlanganisa izisebenzi zamahhotela, kanye nabantu abaqashwe ezimbonini ezihlobene njengabathengisi bemisebenzi yezandla, abaqhubi bezokuvakasha, abathwali bezimpahla ezibomvu, abaqhuba izinqola zenkontileka kanye nabasebenzi ezindaweni ezihehayo.
Ekhuluma esigcawini sokuqwashisa abantu e-Hotel Tim Bamboo ePortland ngoLwesine olwedlule [ngoFebhuwari 27, 2020], uNgqongqoshe uBartlett uthe: “Ngijabule kakhulu ukuthi ngemuva kwawo wonke umsebenzi onzima wochwepheshe abaphezulu boMnyango wami kanye neBhodi Labaphathiswa, ukubhaliswa. uhlelo luzoqala ngoMashi 27, 2020, eMontego Bay Convention Centre. Lokhu ngempela ezokuvakasha zisebenzela wonke umuntu.
“Nginxusa bonke abasebenzi balo mkhakha ukuthi baphume bayobhalisa ukuze bahlomule ngokufaka isandla empeshenini yabo ngemuva kokuzinikela ngokungakhathali.”
Ibhodi Labaphathiswa, elengamele iSikimu, kulindeleke ukuthi limemezele uMphathi Wokutshalwa Kwezimali kanye Nomphathi Wesikhwama ozophatha ukusebenza kweSikimu maduze nje.
UNgqongqoshe uBartlett wengeze ngokuthi “Ukwakhiwa kwemithethonqubo yoMthetho sekuzophothulwa okuzohlinzeka ngemihlahlandlela yokuthi lolu hlelo luzosebenza kanjani.” Imithethonqubo izophinde ihlinzekele ngempesheni eyandisiwe. Abahlomuli bempesheni abanyusiwe kuzoba abantu abajoyine iSikimu lapho beneminyaka engu-59 ubudala futhi bebengeke bonge imali eyanele yempesheni. Ngomjovo woMnyango we-$1 Billion ukuze kwengezwe isikhwama, laba bantu bazofaneleka ukuthola impesheni encane.
Lolu hlelo luthole ukwesekwa okukhulu kubasebenzi, abaqashi kanye nabanye ababambiqhaza kulo mkhakha abaluncome njengocezu olubalulekile lomthetho wezenhlalakahle ozoba nomthelela omuhle ezimpilweni zabantu abaningi.
“Lesi yisikhathi sokuthi bonke abasebenzi bezokuvakasha bazizwe beqiniseka ukuthi ekupheleni kweminyaka yabo yokusebenza emkhakheni abawuthandayo, bangathola impesheni eqinisekisiwe ukuze bazinakekele,” kusho uNgqongqoshe uBartlett.
Amaseshini okuqwashisa ukufundisa abasebenzi nababambiqhaza azoqhubeka njengengxenye yemizamo yoMnyango yokuqwashisa futhi afinyelele umvuthwandaba eMontego Bay Convention Centre lapho kuqalwa khona uhlelo lokubhalisa ngoMashi 27 kusukela ngo-9 ekuseni kuya ku-5 ntambama.
