Ezokuvakasha zaseJamaica UNgqongqoshe, uMhlonishwa u-Edmund Bartlett uthi i-Tourism Workers' Pension Scheme izoba wuhlelo oluyingqopha-mlando lwemithetho yezokungcebeleka kwezokuvakasha emhlabeni, njengoba kuzoba ngelokuqala ngqa ukuhlinzeka ngohlelo lwempesheni oluphelele kubo bonke abasebenzi bomkhakha wezokuvakasha - kungakhathaliseki ukuthi unomphela, inkontileka noma ozisebenzayo.
Ukukhuluma ku- Ezokuvakasha zaseJamaica ISemina Yokuqwashisa Nokuqwashisa Ngohlelo Lwezimpesheni Zabasebenzi e-Norman Manley International Airport e-Kingston izolo, uNgqongqoshe uphawule ukuthi “Manje ngenxa yemizamo ehlangene phakathi nesikhathi esithile, sesihlangene nohlelo oluzoba wuhlelo oluyingqopha-mlando. ezokuvakasha umthetho wezenhlalo emhlabeni. IJamaica kuzoba ukuphela kwezwe emhlabeni elinohlelo olubanzi lwempesheni yabo bonke abasebenzi bomkhakha wezokuvakasha.”
Uhlelo Lwempesheni Yabasebenzi Bezokuvakasha lwenzelwe ukubhekelela bonke abasebenzi abaneminyaka eyi-18-59 emkhakheni wezokuvakasha, noma ngabe unomphela, wenkontileka noma abazisebenzayo. Lokhu kuhlanganisa izisebenzi zamahhotela kanye nabantu abaqashwe ezimbonini ezihlobene, njengabathengisi bezandla, abavakashi, abathwali bezimpahla ezibomvu, abathwali bezinqola zenkontileka nabasebenzi ezindaweni ezihehayo.
ISikimu Sempesheni Yabasebenzi Bezokuvakasha, esizothola uxhaso lwemali engu-$1 bhiliyoni esiKhwameni Sokuthuthukisa Ezokuvakasha (i-TEF), sizobona imihlomulo ikhokhwa lapho sebeneminyaka engama-65 noma ngaphezulu.
“Lo mthetho oyingqopha-mlando wezokuhlalisana kwabantu embonini uzomela ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, isamba esikhulu sokonga sasekhaya ebesingahlinzekwa yilo mnotho. Ukukhula kwangempela kuza uma sesikwazi ukuguqula ukonga ekhaya kube ukutshalwa kwezimali,” usho kanje.
Uphinde waveza ukuthi lolu hlelo luzothakazelisa ikakhulukazi kubasebenzi basembonini asebeqashwe ezinhlanganweni eziningi eminyakeni edlule ngezinkontileka zokuqashwa kwesikhashana.
“Lolu hlelo luzovikela abasebenzi bezinkontileka ngokubahlinzeka ngenethi yokuphepha emphakathini. Kuzobenza bakwazi ukujoyina njengomuntu ozisebenzelayo. Ngakho ungasuka kwenye inkampani uye kwenye, uguqule inkontileka yakho, wazi ukuthi izinhlelo zakho zokuthatha umhlalaphansi zivikelekile,” kusho uNgqongqoshe uBartlett.
NgokukaNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, lolu hlelo luyisiqephu sokugcina sohlelo olunamaphuzu amane lokuthuthukisa abantu ukuze kuthuthukiswe izisebenzi zezokuvakasha zaseJamaica.
Ezinye izinhlelo ezintathu ezisohlelweni lokuthuthukisa abantu ukuqeqesha, ukwakhiwa kwamakhono nokudala ikhono labasebenzi bezokuvakasha ukuze babe nolwazi futhi baguqule lolo lwazi lube yimisebenzi eyenziwayo; ukuhlinzeka indlela eya kochwepheshe kanye nemisebenzi; kanye nokwenza ngcono izimo zezenhlalakahle lapho umsebenzi wezokuvakasha ehlala khona.
“Uma sifuna ukwakha ikhono lezokuvakasha ukuze silethe izinhlelo zentuthuko, kumele sakhe ikhono labantu, kuthuthukiswe ubuntu. Sicabanga ukuthi akukho ukulingana kulo mdlalo, uma le mboni inkulu kangaka, futhi ingakwazi ukuvikela ukuphepha, ikusasa nezidingo zomphakathi zabantu abasebenza kuyo,” usho kanje.
Umthethosivivinywa weSikimu Sempesheni Yabasebenzi Bezokuvakasha waphasiswa eNdlu Yephalamende ngoJuni 25 futhi uhambisana nokugxila kukaHulumeni ekudaleni inethiwekhi yokuphepha komphakathi ngaphakathi komkhakha wezokuvakasha.
UMnyango Wezokuvakasha uzosingatha amanye amaSemina amathathu okuqwashisa ngeSikimu Sempesheni Yabasebenzi Bezokuvakasha e-Ocho Rios, Montego Bay naseNegril emasontweni amabili ezayo, njengengxenye yomkhankaso wabo wokuqwashisa umphakathi.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Speaking at a Jamaica Tourism Workers' Pension Scheme Awareness and Sensitization Seminar at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston yesterday, the Minister noted that “We now as a result of collective efforts over a period of time, have come together with a plan that will be a landmark plan for tourism social legislation in the world.
- Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett says the Tourism Workers' Pension Scheme will be a landmark plan for tourism social legislation in the world, as it will be the first of its kind to provide a comprehensive pension plan for all the workers of the tourism sector — whether permanent, contract or self-employed.
- The Tourism Workers' Pension Scheme Bill was passed in the House of Parliament on June 25 and is in keeping with the Government's focus on creating a social security network within the tourism sector.
