Kuthunyelwe ngoSepthemba 3, 2020
9: 29 am
Isikhumbuzo njengoba uSuku Lwabasebenzi lusondela, abameli Bosizo Lwezomthetho banikeza ulwazi lwezomthetho, izeluleko kanye nokumelela abasebenzi.
Lapho ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19 luhlasela i-Ohio ekuqaleni kwentwasahlobo, iningi lezakhamizi belingeke libikezele umthelela wezomnotho obungaba nawo. Njengabanye abaningi, uchwepheshe wesondlo uNowa Bowler (igama lishintshiwe ukuze kuvikelwe ubumfihlo beklayenti) ulahlekelwe umsebenzi lapho umbuso uvala futhi wafaka isicelo ngokushesha sezinzuzo zokungasebenzi.
Amathemba kaNowa okuthola usizo ashabalala ngesikhathi uMnyango Wezemisebenzi Nezomndeni e-Ohio wenqaba isicelo sakhe, uthi akazange ahlangabezane nenani elincane lamasonto asetshenziwe ukuze afaneleke. UNowa wayazi ukuthi lokhu akulona iqiniso, kodwa wazizwa engenakuzisiza ekulweni nesimiso sokuphatha esiyinkimbinkimbi. Wathintana neLegal Aid futhi umsizi wezomthetho wamsiza ukuba afake isikhalo ngawo wonke amaphepha afanelekile. Isicelo sivunyiwe, futhi uNowa manje usenokwesekwa ngokwezimali ukuze abhekane nalolu bhubhane.
"Uhlelo lokunxeshezelwa kwabantu abangasebenzi lwase-Ohio aluzange lusetshenziselwe uhlobo lwevolumu esilubone ngo-2020," kuchaza uTom Mlakar, isekela lomqondisi we-Legal Aid Society yaseCleveland. "Ngokudabukisayo, izimpilo eziningi namuhla zincike kule netha yokuphepha. Ukuzinza okulethwa yi-UC kusiza abantu bahlale bezinzile njengoba belindele ukubuyela emsebenzini. Izinzuzo ze-UC zisiza ukukhokhela irenti, ukudla nezinye izidingo eziyisisekelo."
Uhlelo lokungasebenzi lwase-Ohio, olusetshenziswa uMnyango Wezabasebenzi Nezinsizakalo Zomndeni e-Ohio, lubone inani elingakaze libonwe lezicelo selokhu kwaqala lolu bhubhane.
Lezi zinkinga zenziwe zaba nzima nakakhulu uhlelo oluyinkimbinkimbi lwezigaba eziningi zezinhlelo ezinikezwa njengamanje yizifundazwe kanye nohulumeni wobumbano.
ILegal Aid ikhuthaza abantu asebelinde amasonto amahlanu kuya phezulu ukuthi babathinte.
“Ithimba lethu limi ngomumo futhi likulungele ukuma eduze kwabantu abadinga usizo,” kuchaza uMlakar. "Ulwazi lungamandla kulesi sikhathi esingaqinisekile, futhi abasebenzi bethu beLegal Aid bangenza umsebenzi obalulekile wokuxazulula izinkinga."
Ekuqaleni kuka-April 2020, I-Legal Aid Society yaseCleveland yethule Ulayini Wolwazi Lwabasebenzi, kubantu ababengaqiniseki ngokukhuluma nommeli futhi mhlawumbe ababedinga ukuphendulwa umbuzo. Uma ofonayo ebuza umbuzo odinga izinyathelo zomthetho, uthunyelwa ngokushesha ohlelweni lokuthatha lwe-Legal Aid.
I-Legal Aid Society yaseCleveland nayo iyatholakala ukuze isize noma ubani okungenzeka ukuthi unqatshelwe izinzuzo. "Uhlelo lokudlulisa amacala lungasabisa, kwesinye isikhathi abantu banganqatshwa ngokungafanele," kusho uMlakar.
Ucabanga ukuthi udinga usizo? Xhumana Nolayini Wolwazi Lwabasebenzi noma uthinte I-Legal Aid ukuze uthole usizo lwezomthetho ngokuvakashela leli khasi. Ukuthola ku-inthanethi kuvuliwe 24/7 futhi imigqa yefoni ivuliwe phakathi namahora amaningi ebhizinisi.