Izisebenzi zilubona lungazisebenzeli usuku lazo
USuku Lwezisebenzi noma uMay Day, njengoba kubhekiselwa kulo, lugujwa minyaka yonke emhlabeni wonke. Nokho, lapha eNingizimu Afrika, amazwi omsebenzi awagujwa. Bakhala ngokuthi okuzuzwa ngezisebenzi abajwayelekile kusukela izwe lathola inkululeko kuyashesha ukuhlehla futhi kukhona ukuzihlola okuqhubekayo mayelana nesidingo sokuthi umbutho wazisebenzi ubumbene kunalokhu oyikho njengamanje.
Sekuqubuke izingxoxo ezinqala mayelana nokuchithwa kwezinyunyana njengoba abanye bethi akuhlakazwe umbimbi lwe-African National Congress, iCongress of South African Trade Unions, neSouth African Communist Party. Izisebenzi zikhala ngokuthi aziyitholi imali eyanele ukuze baphile futhi njengoba kulahlekile amakhulu ezinkulungwane zemisebenzi kusukela ekuqaleni kwalolu bhubhane kuze kube manje, kukhona nokwesaba okukhulu kokungavikeleki kwemisebenzi.
UNobhala Jikelele weSouth African Federation of Trade Unions, uZwelinzima Vavi, uthi izisebenzi zivinjezelwe. “Siphezu kwempi yokuhlehla ukuvikela izimo ezikhona. Izinzuzo esizitholile eminyakeni eminingi zingaphansi kokuhlaselwa okunjalo, ikakhulukazi okuvela kwamazwe ngamazwe. Lesi yisikhathi okufanele sibe munye. Lesi yisikhathi okufanele sikhulume ngazwi linye, ngeshwa, asikholisi wonke umuntu ukuthi ubumbano lubaluleke kakhulu kunezinzuzo zesikhashana abantu abafuna ukuzizuza ezingeni lezombusazwe.”
UVavi ukhala ngokuthi izinyunyana bezingakahlangani ngeSonto ukuze zikhulume ngazwi linye endaweni eyodwa, kube nemicimbi eyahlukene ezindaweni ezahlukene. Ubumbano lukhathaza abaningi enhlanganweni yazisebenzi, ikakhulukazi uma kukhulunywa ngepolitiki. Abanye bathi lo mkhuba awenzanga lutho ukusebenzela isisebenzi futhi kufanele uphele.
UMnu uVolani Maluleke weVision Integrated Workers Union uthi “Ngeke sisakwazi ukuba nezinyunyana ezidlelana namaqembu epolitiki ngoba ngale mfelandawonye azisebenzi basetshenziselwa ukuzuza kwezombusazwe futhi ekugcineni osopolitiki bayakwazi bayeke ukubulala ngoba bayazi ukuthi banezigidi zazisebenzi abasemva kwabo.”
Umakadebona wesishoshovu sezisebenzi nowayenguNobhala Jikelele weFederation of Unions of South Africa, uDennis George, uthi umbutho wezinyunyana kumele ulungise kabusha indlela ewufeza ngayo izinhloso zayo. “Kubalulekile nazisebenzi bethu ukuthi nabo babe ngabanikazi bamasheya ezinkampanini abasebenza kuzo, ngisho abathi ngeke bahlomule ngokwezimali kulezi zinkampani, abathi bahambele ama-AGM, abathi abanalo izwi lokuphakamisa. izwi labo, ngakho-ke lokho kubalulekile kithi futhi kufanele sibe nendlela entsha yezinyunyana zazisebenzi.”
Ezinye izishoshovu zazisebenzi zithi zisazoqhubeka nokukhankasela uphenyo mayelana nohlelo lwamabhange ezwe, ezithi lukhohlakele futhi lulimaza ngamabomu izisebenzi zaboHlanga ikakhulukazi abampofu.
Izitoyitoyi nazo ziphawulile
Umholi we-EFF uJulius Malema uthi lolu suku kumele lube yisikhumbuzo sokuthi ubumbano lwezisebenzi lubalulekile. UMalema ukhuluma nabalandeli bakhe embuthanweni woSuku Lwezisebenzi eThemba Sinamela Stadium eMiddelburg, eMpumalanga.
UMalema uthi azisebenzi abahlukumezekile baxhashazwa kalula. “Azisebenzi kumele babumbane ngoba azisebenzi abahlukene phakathi bayinzuzo yomqashi. Bathanda uma sihlukene. Empeleni umqashi osihlukanisayo. Uma kunenyunyana eqinile umqashi uxhasa enye inyunyana ukuthi ihlukanise izisebenzi ngoba uma izisebenzi zehlukene phakathi umqashi uzoqhubeka nokuxhaphaza abantu bakithi.”