Ezolimo azivikelekile kubhadane lokushoda kwabasebenzi eMelika. Abalimi bathwele kanzima ukuthola izinto ezibalulekile abake bazithatha kalula; ama-pallet wokuthumela umkhiqizo ku; amabhokisi okufaka umkhiqizo; abashayeli bokuhambisa umkhiqizo. Konke kungabangelwa ukungabi nabasebenzi, kusho umlimi wemifino waseNingizimu Georgia uRicky Powe.
“Uma abantu bengazukusebenza, abenzi amaphelethi. Abasiki izinkuni ukwenza ama-pallets. Kungumthelela weqhwa futhi sesizofika esicongweni ezinyangeni eziyisithupha, ”kusho uPowe.
“Ngingaba nawo wonke umkhiqizo engiwufunayo ensimini kodwa uma ngingenalo ibhokisi engizokufaka kulo, uma ngingenalo iloli lokuletha, ngizobe ngikuphi? Nginamabhokisi njengamanje ku-RPC okuyizitsha ezisebenzisekayo. Abakwazi ukwenza abantu bawashe amabhokisi ngokushesha ngokwanele. Lapho bebageza, asikwazi ukuthola iloli elibasindisayo. Kungumjikelezo osuphuma ngaphandle kolawulo ngoba akekho osebenzayo. ”
Ukunethezeka Kakhulu?
UPowe ukhiqiza emapulazini utamatisi, upelepele, ukhukhamba, isikwashi esiphuzi, ubhontshisi we-zucchini nohhafu wesigamu eGrady County, eGeorgia. Ufuna abantu babone ukuthi ngoba banemali futhi bekwazi ukungasebenzi okwesikhashana, akuyona impendulo yesikhathi eside.
“Abantu bathi kahle angidingi ukusebenza, nginemali. Imali ephaketheni lakho ngeke ibize amasenti amabili uma ungenakho ukudla ongakuthenga, okuthile okudliwayo noma okuphuzwayo, ”kusho uPowe. “Abantu bavele bagoba isimo futhi basebenza kanzima ukusula isinqe sakho ngephepha langasese. Ungaphila ngaphandle kwalokho. Kepha uma ungenayo indlela yokunathisa futhi unendlela ethile yokondla umzimba wakho, unezinkinga. Siya khona. ”
Abalimi bazwakalise ukukhathazeka mayelana ne- ukushoda kwe-pallet lokho kulinganiselwa ukuhlala okungenani kuze kube nguJuni. Kungaba iwindi eliqinile labakhiqizi bezitshalo zemifino nokukhethekile. IFlorida iphakathi nesikhathi sayo. IGeorgia ne-Alabama sekusondele ukuqala kwesivuno. Kudingeka amaphalethi amaningi njengoba umkhiqizo uhanjiswa.
UPowe uphinde wengeza ukuthi kukhona ukushoda komshayeli weloli, futhi.
“Ngihlangane nomfana ePFG (Performance Food Group). Uthe ngaphandle (maphakathi nentshonalanga kuya entshonalanga) lapho kunezinye izindawo zodadewabo, banikela ngemali engu- $ 15,000 yokungena ngemvume futhi noma yikuphi kusuka ku- $ 80,000 kuya ku- $ 90,000 ngonyaka ukuqhuba iloli lokuletha ukudla, futhi abakwazi ukuthola noma ngubani ukukwenza. Lo mfana bekumele ahlangane nami ngesonto eledlule futhi bekumele akhansele ngoba ungumphathi wezitshalo, ushizi omkhulu wesivumelwano sonke futhi ubeselolini ehambisa izinto, ”kusho uPowe.
Izophela nini?
Ezabasebenzi, ezihlala ziyifindo elifingqiwe labalimi base-US, yinkinga enzima ekhulayo ekukhathaleleni abalimi abaningi. Eminyakeni eyishumi eyedlule, uBelk usebenzise izikhangiso emaphephandabeni endawo efuna abasebenzi basepulazini ezifundazweni ezintathu, futhi wanikeza amaholo anele, isiqinisekiso samahora angama-75% womsebenzi, indawo yokuhlala yamahhala nokuhamba. Esikhathini esiyiminyaka eyishumi, uthole imibuzo emibili mayelana nokuvulwa kwemisebenzi, futhi akukho themba elikhombisile kwinhlolokhono ehleliwe. Ngamafuphi, isimo sikaBelk asihlukile, futhi amaphethini afanayo ajwayelekile ezweni lasepulazini.
“Akukhona ukungqongqoza ukuqashwa kwasendaweni,” kugcizelela yena. “Abanye babasebenzi abenza kahle kakhulu abaqashwa endaweni, kodwa labo bafana bakhethekile futhi kunzima ukubathola. Iqiniso elinzima ukuthi abasebenzi esinabo abafuni ukwenza umsebenzi wasepulazini. Lokho kwenza abasebenzi be-H-2A, abavame ukuba namakhono aphezulu futhi abafuna ukuba lapha, babaluleke kakhulu. ”