Usuku Lwezabasebenzi, oluvame ukubizwa ngoMeyi Day noma i-International Workers' Day, iholide elibalulekile eliqaphela iminikelo yabasebenzi abavela kuzo zonke izigaba zokuphila. Lawa maholidi ayisikhumbuzo semizabalazo kanye nempumelelo yenhlangano yabasebenzi futhi ibungaza amalungelo nesithunzi sabasebenzi emhlabeni wonke. Nakuba izinsuku eziqondile namagama amaholide kungase kuhluke emazweni ngamazwe, indikimba ewumnyombo isalokhu ifana: ukuqaphela indima ebalulekile eyenziwa ngabasebenzi emphakathini.

Emazweni amaningi, uSuku Lwezabasebenzi lugujwa ngoMsombuluko wokuqala kuSepthemba, kuyilapho uSuku Lwabasebenzi Lwamazwe Ngamazwe, olwaziwa nangokuthi uMay Day, lugujwa ngoMeyi 1. Umsuka wala maholidi uhlehlela emuva ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-19, lapho inhlangano yabasebenzi yayidlondlobala njengoba izisebenzi eziningi zibhekene nezimo ezimbi zokusebenza. Abasebenzi bahlele iziteleka nemibhikisho befuna amaholo angcono, amahora okusebenza afanelekile kanye nezimo zokusebenza eziphephile. Le mizamo yagcina iholele ekwakhiweni koSuku Lwabasebenzi ukuze kuhlonishwe imihlatshelo yabo kanye nempumelelo yabo.

Usuku Lwabasebenzi aluwona nje umgubho; iyinkundla yokuqwashisa umphakathi ngezindaba zamanje zabasebenzi. Ezingxenyeni eziningi zomhlaba, izisebenzi zisabhekene nezinselele ezinjengokwebiwa kwamaholo, izimo zokusebenza ezingaphephile, nokuntuleka kokuvikeleka kwemisebenzi. Usuku Lwabasebenzi lunikeza ithuba izinyunyana, izinhlangano ezilwela amalungelo abasebenzi, kanye nabasebenzi ukuba bahlangane ukuze bazwakalise ukukhathazeka kwabo futhi baphushele izinguquko zokuvikela amalungelo abasebenzi. Imicimbi efana namamashi, amarali, nezingqungquthela zokufundisa kuvame ukuhlelwa ukuze kugqanyiswe lezi zinkinga futhi kugqugquzelwe ukwesekwa koshintsho.

Ngaphezu kokumela amalungelo abasebenzi, amaholide omsebenzi akhuthaza umuzwa womphakathi nobumbano phakathi kwabasebenzi. Lawa maholide ahlanganisa abantu abavela ezizindeni nasezizindeni ezihlukahlukene zokuphila, abahlanganise ukuze babe nomgomo ofanayo. Ubudlelwane obakhiwe phakathi nale migubho bungaqinisa ukunyakaza kwabasebenzi, kukhuthaze ukusebenza ngokubambisana kanye nokwesekana. Lo muzwa wobumbano ubaluleke kakhulu ngesikhathi lapho abasebenzi abaningi bezizwa bebodwa futhi bengenakuzisiza.

Usuku Lwabasebenzi nalo luvame ukusetshenziswa njengesikhumbuzo somlando wamalungelo abasebenzi. Abantu babungaza impumelelo edlule yenhlangano yabasebenzi kulezi zinsuku, njengokusungulwa kosuku lokusebenza lwamahora ayisishiyagalombili kanye nokuqedwa kokusetshenziswa kwezingane. Ngokucabanga ngenqubekelaphambili eseyenziwe, abasebenzi bangathola ugqozi kanye nogqozi lokuqhubeka nokulwela amalungelo abo kanye nalawo ezizukulwane ezizayo.

Usuku Lwabasebenzi luphinde lwaba nencazelo entsha eminyakeni yamuva, ikakhulukazi ngemuva kobhubhane lwe-COVID-19, olugqamise indima ebalulekile yabasebenzi abaphambili, okubandakanya abasebenzi bezokunakekelwa kwempilo, abasebenzi bezitolo zegrosa kanye nabashayeli bezidingo. Njengoba umphakathi usukubona ukubaluleka kwalaba basebenzi, uSuku Lwabasebenzi seluphenduke usuku lokuhlonipha ukuzidela kwabo kanye nokumela izimo zokusebenza ezingcono kanye nenkokhelo.

Kafushane, uSuku Lwabasebenzi lungaphezu nje kweholide; wusuku olubalulekile lokugubha amagalelo namalungelo abasebenzi. Kusikhumbuza imizabalazo eqhubekayo abasebenzi ababhekana nayo kanye nokubaluleka kokuhlangana ukuze kulwelwe izinguquko. Njengoba sigubha lezi zinsuku, kufanele sicabange ngenqubekelaphambili esesiyenzile kanye nomsebenzi okusafanele siwenze ukuze silandelele izimo zokusebenza ezinobulungiswa nezinobulungiswa zabo bonke abantu. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngamamashi, amarali, noma imicimbi yezemfundo, Usuku Lwabasebenzi luhlinzeka ngenkundla enamandla ukuze abasebenzi bahlangane, bagubhe izimpumelelo, futhi baqhubeke nokulwela amalungelo abo.