I-BANGKOK, Thailand & WELLINGTON, New Zealand - I-World Indigenous Tourism Alliance (WINTA) kanye ne-Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) bavumile ukuthuthukisa izinhlelo nezinhlelo zokubonisa okungokoqobo, ngokuvakasha, kumalungelo abomdabu. Izimiso eziqondisayo zizothathwa ezingxenyeni ezifanele zeSimemezelo SeZizwe Ezihlangene Samalungelo Abantu Bomdabu.
Lesi sivumelwano silandela ukugxila kwabo okufanayo ekukhuthazeni intuthuko yezokuvakasha ehambisana nemigomo Yesimemezelo Sase-Larrakia esamenyezelwa ngoMashi 30, 2012 eNgqungqutheleni ye-Pacific Asia Indigenous Tourism 2012 e-Darwin, e-Australia. I-Larrakia Declaration nayo isekelwe yiNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene Yezokuvakasha.
Emlandweni wokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha, ukwephulwa kwamalungelo abantu kube yindaba evame ukuphakanyiswa, igxekwa yizinhlangano ezilwela amalungelo abantu, izinhlangano zabasebenzi kanye nezinye izinhlangano zomphakathi. Abantu bomdabu bavame ukuba yizisulu zokuphulwa okunjalo kwamalungelo abantu.
"I-PATA ibona ithuba lokulungisa lo mlando odlule ngokuthatha indlela esheshayo kanye ne-WINTA ukuze isekele ukuqaliswa kweSimemezelo se-Larrakia," kusho uMnu. Martin Craigs, Isikhulu Esiphezulu se-PATA. "Ngokuzibandakanya ngenhlonipho kwaboMdabu njengoba kucatshangwa yi-Larrakia Declaration, ezokuvakasha zingaba inqola yokuqhakambisa amalungelo abantu boMdabu."
"Ukusungulwa nokusebenza kwe-WINTA ngo-2012 kulandela iminyaka eminingi yezingxoxo phakathi kwaboMdabu asebevele bebambe iqhaza kwezokuvakasha, kuphawula ukufika kweminyaka kwezokuvakasha kwaboMdabu kanye namandla abo okusebenza nezinhlangano zezokuvakasha zamazwe ngamazwe ezinomqondo ofanayo," kusho uMnu. Ben Sherman, I-WINTA Leadership Council.
“Ukukhetha kanye nokuthathwa kwezinqumo zokuthi kumele uzibandakanye kanjani nezokuvakasha kumele kuhlale kuncike kubantu boMdabu abathintekayo. Kubalulekile ukuthi banikezwe ithuba lokubamba iqhaza ngesisekelo semvume yamahhala, ngaphambi nangemva kokwaziswa njengoba kuboniswe yi-UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,” kusho uMnu. Sherman.
Ukusebenzisana kwe-WINTA kanye ne-PATA kumele isinyathelo esibalulekile semboni yezokuvakasha ukusebenzisa umbono wemboni emsebenzini wokuthuthukiswa komfula owenziwe yi-UN Global Compact, umkhankaso omkhulu wokuzithandela wezinkampani emhlabeni wonke, ekukhiqizweni kweBusiness Reference Guide: Isimemezelo SeZizwe Ezihlangene Samalungelo Abantu Bomdabu. Umhlahlandlela ulungiswe yi-UN Global Compact ukuze usize amabhizinisi aqonde, ahloniphe, futhi asekele amalungelo abantu bomdabu ngokubonisa indlela la malungelo asebenza ngayo emisebenzini yebhizinisi.
I-WINTA kanye ne-PATA bahlose ukuvumelana ngamaphrojekthi abalulekile okukhuthazwa nokusetshenziswa esifundeni sase-Asia Pacific kusukela ngo-2014 kuya phambili.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The collaboration by WINTA and PATA represents an important step by the tourism industry to apply an industry perspective to the watershed development work undertaken by the UN Global Compact, the largest voluntary corporate responsibility initiative in the world, in the production of the Business Reference Guide.
- It is important that they be afforded the opportunity to participate on the basis of free, prior and informed consent as envisioned by the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,” said Mr.
- “The establishment and operation of WINTA in 2012 following many years of dialogue among Indigenous peoples already engaged with tourism, marks the coming of age of Indigenous tourism and its capacity to work alongside like-minded international tourism organisations,” said Mr.
