Usuku lwabasebenzi
(
IsiNgisi
:
Workers Day
) yiholide lomphakathi lesizwe laseNingizimu Afrika kusukela ngonyaka we-1994 ligujwa mhla zi-1 uNhlaba minyaka yonke. Leli holide ligujwa emazweni angama-80 lapho libizwa khona nge-
International Workers Day
kwezinye izindawo laziwa nge-
May Day
. Ngalolu suku kususuke kugujwa iqhaza elibanjwa ngabasebenzi ezweni lilonkana, lugqugquzelwa
Izinhlangano Zabasebenzi
. Ngalolu suku kusuke kukhunjulwa abasebenzi abalahlekelwa izimpilo zabo esehlakalweni esaziwa nge
Haymarket Affair
ngonyaka we-1886 lapho babebhikishela ukuthi kwehliswe amahora okusebenza abe yi-8. ENingizimu Afrika kusuke kukhunjulwa uqhaza elibanjwa abasebenzi ezweni laseNingizimu Afrika, okuyibo abadlala indima enkulu ekuqhubeni umnotho walelizwe.
Umlando waleli holide ubhekiwas umuva kwi-
Haymarket Affair
eyenzeka endaweni yaseChicago ezweni laseMelika lapho
amaphoyisa
ayezama ukuhlukanisa iqulu labhikishi ngonyaka we-1886. Abasebenzi babebhikishele ukuthi kwehliswe amahora okusebenza osukwini, abe yi-8. Lombhikisho wabe ungenelo udlame kodwa kwaba khona umhlaseli ongaziwa owaphosa ibhomu emaphoyiseni, amaphoyisa aphendula ngokudubula ababhikishi bengahlomile ngezinhlamvu eziphilayo. Lesi sehlakalo saholela ekutheni kufe abasebenzi abayi-8, kwalimala amaphoyisa angama-60 kanye nesibalo esingaziwa sabalimala nabafa sabebebukela
[1]
. Yize lesi sibhicongo senzeka ngonyaka we-1886 kodwa kodwa usuku le-1 Nhlaba laqala ukubizwa ngeholide ngonyaka we-1891 emva kwemibhikisho eminingi eyabanjwa emazweni ahlukhlukene yizinhlangano ezinigi zabasebenzi ezahlukahlukene
[2]
. ENingizimu Afrika kusuuke kugujwa iqhaza elabanjwa izinhlangano zabasebenzi kanye nezinyunyana ekulweni nohulumeni wobandlululo ngeminyaka yama-80.
Umlando woSuku Lwabasebenzi eNingizimu Afrika
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Ngonyaka we-1922 kwaba khona imibhikosho emikhulu eNingizimu Afrika yenziwa ngabasebenzi basezimayini kodwa yabe ithola ingcindezi enkulu kuhulumeni. Ushintso lwaba khona ngonyaka we-1973 lapho kwaba khona imobhikisho eminingi eThekwini eyaholela emzabalazweni, eyaholela ekuvumbukeni kwezinhlangano ezimele abasebenzi. Lokhu kwaholela ekubunjweni kwenhlangano yabasebenzi basezimayini eyqanajwa mgokuthi i-
National Union of Mineworkers
ngonyaka we-1982. Lenhlanagano yabe inobudlelwano obukhulu neqembu le-
i
Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
yona eyabunjwa ngonyaka we-1985 nayo eyabe inobuhlobo obukhu neqembu le-
United Democratic Front (UDF)
lamaqembu ayehlangen engenhloso yokuyoqeda ubandlululo
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Ususku Lwabasebenzi emva kwe-1994
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Ngonyaka we-1994 emva kokhetho lokuwqala lwentando yeningi usuku loku-1 uNhlaba labekwa njengeholide, elaziwa njengoSuku Lwabasebenzi. Ngalolu suku inhlangano enkulu emele abasebenzi
i
Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
ibamba amamshi kuzo zonke izifundazwe zaseNingizimu Afrika ukugcizelela ukubaluleka kokuba khona kwemithetho evikela abasebezi. Imashi enkulu ibanjwa
eThekwini
eCurries Fountain Staa`dium, okuyilapho imibhikisho emikhulu ngonyaka we-1973 yahlanganaisa khona izinkumbi zabasebenzi. Kulombhikisho kwahlanaga abasebenzi abalinganiselwa kwabayizi-100,000 beshamela amholo angcono . kulamamashi asuke ebanjwe ngalolu suku abasebenzi basuke bemashela inhlalakahle kanye nezimo ezisemgangathweni zokusukebenzela.
Ngosuku Lwabasebenzi umongameli wezwe wethula inkulumo lapho kusuke kubanjwe khona imashi enkulu, ngokuhlelwa yi-
COSATU
Uhulumeni ngokubona ukubaluleka kwalosuku wenze imithetho eminingi ezama ukuvikela amalungelo abasebenzi emsebenzini, ukuze bangaxhashazwa ngabaqashi. Lemithetho futhi yenzelwa ukuba ubudlelwano phakathi kwabaqashi kanye nabasebenzi buhlezi buqinile. Isigaba sama-22 somthethosisekelo waseNingizimu Afrika sisqinisekisa ukuthi wonke umuntu unelungelo lokukhetha umsebenzi umsebenzi othandwa nguye, futhi umqashi nabasebenzi banelungeno lokwe noma imuphi umsebenzi, ngokwemibandela abavumelana ngayo
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. Imithetho eyenziwe nguhululmeni waseNingizimu Afrika ukuqinisekisa ukuthi amalungelo absebenzi avikelekile, singabala le:
- Umthetho wokuHlobana nabaSebenzi we-1995 (
Labour Relations Act of 1995)
- Umthetho weZempilo nezokuphepha eziMayini we-1996 (
Mines Health and Safety Act 1996")
- Umthetho wekuQashwa ngokuLingana we-1998 (
Employment Equity Act 1998
)
- Umthetho weMibandela eyiSisisekelo yokuQashwa we-1997 (
Basic Conditions of Employment Act 1997
)
Usuku lwabasebenzi libuye lisetshenziswe njengendawo lapho lapho kuveza izinkinga ezibheke nezwe laseNingizimu Afrika okubalwa kuzo ukuntuleka kwamathuba emisabenzi, ukungelingani ngokomnotho, kanye nezinkinga zokucwasana ngokobhlanga nozo zonke izindlela zokubandlululana.
- ↑
[1]
Haymarket and May Day, Encyclopedia of Chicago
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[2]
Workers' Day South Africa, Cape Town Magazine
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[3]
May Day:understanding the history of workers' rights in South Africa, South African History African Archive
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How to ensure more South Africans celebrate Workers Day as workers? Business Live
