Izigidi zabantwana baseAfrika abasemngciphekweni wokuSebenza kwabantwana kwi-COVID-19 Crisis

Izigidi zabantwana baseAfrika abasemngciphekweni wokuSebenza kwabantwana kwi-COVID-19 Crisis
Abantwana baseAfrika

Ukubhiyozela uSuku lwaMazwe ngaMazwe lwaMazwe ase-Afrika olwenzeka ngoLwesibini, nge-16 kaJuni, izigidi zabantwana base-Afrika zisemngciphekweni njengoko besiya kusebenza kubantwana ngenxa Covid-19 Ngaphandle kokunqongophala kwemfundo kunye namalungelo okuhamba.

IBhodi yezoKhenketho yase-Afrika (i-ATB) yayiququzelele ingxoxo ebonakalayo yokujongana nemicimbi ezayo yabantwana base-Afrika kunye nezicwangciso zexesha elizayo zokuphucula imfundo yabantwana e-Afrika kunye nenkcubeko yokuhamba ngemfundo.

Ukuthwala ibhanile "yokuJolisa abaNtwana noLutsha kuPhuhliso lwezoKhenketho e-Afrika," iBhodi yoKhenketho yase-Afrika ngoku ikhankasela amalungelo emfundo yabantwana e-Afrika. Ingxoxo ebonakalayo iya kwenzeka nge-16 kaJuni ukubhiyozela lo msitho wonyaka.

I-Afrika ikwindawo ephezulu phakathi kwengingqi kokubini kwipesenti yabantwana ekusetyenzisweni kwabantwana, abanye babo bechaphazeleka kwindawo eyingozi enokuthi ikwenzakalise ukukhula kwabo ngelixa ibahlutha ilungelo lokufumana imfundo kwizikolo eziziiprayimari neziziisekondari.

IZizwe eziManyeneyo zilumkise ngelithi ingxaki ye-COVID-19 ingakhokelela kukonyuka kokuqala kokuqeshwa kwabantwana emva kweminyaka engama-20 yenkqubela phambili, ngokutsho kwesishwankathelo esitsha esivela kwi-International Labour Organisation (ILO) kunye ne-United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF).

Abantwana abasele besebenza kubantwana banokusebenza ixesha elide okanye phantsi kweemeko eziya zisiba mbi, itsho ingxelo. Uninzi lwazo lunokunyanzelwa ukuba lube kweyona ndlela imbi ye-labo, ebangela ukwenzakala okukhulu kwimpilo nakukhuseleko.

“Njengokuba lo bhubhane esenza umonakalo kwimali engenayo kwiintsapho, ngaphandle kwenkxaso, uninzi lunokubhenela ekusebenzeni kwabantwana,” utshilo uMlawuli-Jikelele we-ILO uGuy Ryder.

Ukukhuselwa kwezentlalo kubalulekile ngamaxesha obunzima njengoko kunika uncedo kwabo bangabona basesichengeni. Ukudibanisa iinkxalabo zabasebenzi kwimigaqo-nkqubo ebanzi yezemfundo, ukhuseleko lwasentlalweni, ubulungisa, iimarike zezabasebenzi, kunye namalungelo abantu kunye nabasebenzi kwilizwe lonke enza umahluko omkhulu.

I-COVID-19 ingakhokelela ekunyukeni kwendlala kwaye, ke ngoko, ekwandeni kokuqeshwa kwabantwana njengoko amakhaya esebenzisa zonke iindlela ezikhoyo zokuphila. Olunye uphononongo lubonisa ukuba ukunyuka kwepesenti enye kwintlupheko kukhokelela ekunyuseni iipesenti ezi-0.7 zokuqeshwa kwabantwana kumazwe athile.

"Ngamaxesha obunzima, ukusetyenziswa kwabantwana kuye kube yindlela yokuphelisa iintsapho ezininzi," utshilo uMlawuli weSigqeba seUNICEF uHenetet Fore.

“Njengokuba indlala inyuka, izikolo ziyavalwa kwaye nokufumaneka kweenkonzo zentlalo kuyehla; abantwana abaninzi batyhalelwa emsebenzini. Njengokuba sicinga nje nge-COVID yehlabathi, kufuneka siqinisekise ukuba abantwana kunye neentsapho zabo banezixhobo abazidingayo ukuze bajongane neenkqwithela ezifanayo kwixa elizayo, utshilo.

"Imfundo esemgangathweni, iinkonzo zokhuselo lwentlalo, kunye namathuba angcono oqoqosho banokuba ngabatshintshi bemidlalo," wongeze watsho.

Amaqela abemi asemngciphekweni afana nalawo asebenza kuqoqosho olungekho sikweni kunye nabasebenzi abafudukayo baya kuthi bahlupheke kakhulu kukudodobala kwezoqoqosho, ukwanda kokungabikho kolwazi kunye nentswela-ngqesho, ukuwa ngokubanzi kwimigangatho yokuphila, ukothuka kwezempilo, kunye neenkqubo zokukhusela uluntu, phakathi kwezinye iingcinezelo.

Ubungqina buya benyuka kancinci ukuba umsebenzi wabantwana uyenyuka njengoko izikolo zivalwa ngexesha lobhubhane. Ukuvalwa kwezikolo okwethutyana kungoku kuchaphazela ngaphezulu kwesigidi esinye sabafundi kumazwe angaphezu kwe-130, i-Afrika ithatha indawo ephambili.

“Naxa izifundo ziqala ngokutsha, abanye abazali basenokungabinakho ukubanakho ukuthumela abantwana babo esikolweni,” itsho ingxelo.

INdibano yeZizwe eziManyeneyo kunyaka ophelileyo yamkela isigqibo esichaza owama-2021 njengoNyaka weHlabathi wokuPheliswa kokuSetyenziswa kwaBantwana.

Isisombululo siqaqambise ukuzibophelela kwamazwe angamalungu ukuba athathe amanyathelo kwangoko nangempumelelo ukuphelisa ukusebenza ngokunyanzelwa nokuphelisa ubukhoboka kwanamhlanje nokurhweba ngabantu ngokungekho mthethweni.

Amanye amanyathelo ekuvunyelwene ngawo yayikukhusela ukuthintelwa kunye nokupheliswa kweyona ndlela imbi yokusebenza kwabantwana, kubandakanya ukugaywa nokusetyenziswa kwamajoni abantwana, kwaye ngo-2025 kupheliswe ukusetyenziswa kwabantwana ngazo zonke iindlela.

Njengokuba i-Afrika iphawula uSuku lwaMazwe ngaMazwe lwaMazwe ase-Afrika, amawaka abantwana kumazwe alwayo kwilizwekazi ajongene nengxaki phantsi kwamazwe azimeleyo athe asilela kuxolelwaniso lwezopolitiko.

Abanye baba bantwana babulawa ngamajoni, abantwana abangamantombazana baxhwilwa emva koko badlwengulwa kwaye banyanzelwa ukuba bangene emtshatweni kumajoni, amakhwenkwe anyanzelwa ukuba aye emkhosini ukuze alwe noorhulumente abakhethiweyo.

Ukuqonda kunye nokuxhasa amaphulo okunceda abantwana base-Afrika ukuba bafeze amaphupha abo emfundo kunye nentlalontle njengeenkokheli ezifanelekileyo ngomso, iBhodi yezoKhenketho ye-Afrika (i-ATB) iququzelele ingxoxo ebonakalayo kunye neqela elaziwayo lokuxoxa ngamalungelo abantwana e-Afrika.

Imicimbi ebalulekileyo eza kujongiswana nayo iya kugxila kumalungelo emfundo kunye nokuvezwa kukhenketho olwenziwa kumazwe akho nakwamanye amazwe aseAfrika, zonke zijolise ekuhlwayeleni imbewu yezokhenketho lwasekhaya, lwengingqi nolweAfrika.

Ukhenketho lwemfundo ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwelinye lamazwe aseAfrika yinxalenye yemfundo yangaphandle enokwenza ukuba abantwana baseAfrika baqale bathande emva koko bonwabele ubomi eAfrika.

IBhodi yezoKhenketho yase-Afrika ngumbutho owaziwa kwilizwe liphela ngokusebenza njengesixhobo sophuhliso loxanduva kwezokhenketho ukuya, ukusuka, nakwingingqi ye-Afrika. Ngolwazi oluthe kratya kunye nendlela yokujoyina, ndwendwela zintsiweb.com .

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