"Ngikhuluma Ulimi Lwakho": Ukuzwela Kwezamasiko Kuqinisekisa Ukunakekelwa Kwezempilo Okungcono

U-August uphawula Inyanga Yolimi Kazwelonke e-Philippines, ebungaza ukuhlukahluka okumangalisayo kwezilimi ezikhulunywa ezweni. NgokoMnyango Wezangaphakathi Nohulumeni Wasekhaya wasePhilippine, kunezilimi ezingu-130 ezirekhodiwe, nezilimi ezengeziwe ezifinyelela kwezingu-20 eziqinisekisiwe. ¹. Njengoba kunezilimi ezingaphezu kuka-150, iPhilippines inolunye lwezilimi ezisetshenziswa kakhulu ngomuntu ngamunye emhlabeni ². Umsuka weNyanga Yolimi Lukazwelonke uhlehlela emuva ku-1934, lapho i-Institute of National Language isungulwa ukuze kuthuthukiswe ulimi lukazwelonke lwase-Philippines. ³. IsiTagalog sakhethwa njengolimi lwesizwe ngo-1937, nokho, isiNgisi sikhulunywa kakhulu. Njengoba umngane wami, u-Ivy, ekhumbula, “Inyanga Yolimi Kuzwelonke ibizwa nangokuthi Inyanga Yamagugu Kazwelonke, futhi kuyinto enkulu. Ngikhuluma ulimi olubizwa nge-Hiligaynon. Ulimi lwami lwesibili isiNgisi. Isikole sethu sizobungaza ngokuthi zonke izingane zigqoke izingubo zazo zesintu; bese sidlala imidlalo sidle ukudla kwesintu.”

Njengoba abantu basePhilippines befuduka emhlabeni wonke, kuye kwalandela ukwehlukahlukana kwezilimi. Ukuphambana kwezilimi ezihlukene kanye nokuhamba kwabasebenzi kugqamisa ukubaluleka kolimi ohlelweni lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lwase-US. Kunabahlengikazi basePhilippines abangaphezu kuka-150,000 kubasebenzi bokunakekelwa kwezempilo e-US ⁴. Ngokuhamba kweminyaka, laba bahlengikazi basePhilippines bagcwalise ukushoda okukhulu kwabahlengikazi, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni zasemakhaya kanye nemiphakathi enganakiwe. Amakhono abo olimi namasiko abavumela ukuthi banikeze ukunakekelwa okunekhono ngokwesiko kubantu abahlukahlukene. Njengoba umeluleki wami kanye nalowo owayeyiPhini Likamongameli Wezobuhlengikazi Nokunakekelwa Kweziguli esibhedlela saseJohns Hopkins asho, “Angazi ukuthi uhlelo lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lwase-US lungenzani ngaphandle kweminikelo ebalulekile yabahlengikazi basePhilippines.” Ngokudabukisayo, lokhu kugqanyiswe ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi se-COVID-19, lapho olunye ucwaningo lwathola ukuthi abahlengikazi ababhalisiwe bomdabu wasePhilippines banenani eliphakeme kakhulu lokufa kwe-COVID-19 phakathi kwazo zonke izinhlanga. ⁵.

EColorado, abahlengikazi basePhilippines abangaphezu kuka-5,800 bakha cishe u-5% wabasebenzi abahlengikazi bombuso.” ⁶ Amakhono abahlengikazi, ukuziphatha okuqinile komsebenzi kanye nozwelo kunikeza ukunakekelwa kwekhwalithi ephezulu ezinkulungwaneni zeziguli nsuku zonke. Nokho, izithiyo zolimi kanye nokufinyelela kubahumushi kuvimbela ikhono labo lokunikeza ukunakekelwa okufanele. IsiTagalog nesiLlocano zikhonjwe njengezilimi ezikhulunywa kakhulu zasePhilippine eColorado ⁷. Ngaphezu kolimi, ezinye izimo zempilo ezivamile abantu basePhilippines ababhekana nazo umfutho wegazi ophakeme, isifo sikashukela nesifo senhliziyo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, njengoba uzakwethu u-Edith asho, “Isibalo sabantu basePhilippines-America siyaguga. Izithiyo eziphezulu ezitholwa abantu basePhilippines Medicaid ezokuthutha, ukuqonda ukufaneleka, kanye nokuntuleka kotolika abanezitifiketi.” Uzakwethu, uVicky waqhubeka wachaza ukuthi ngokwesiko, akulona isiko ukuthi abantu basePhilippines babuze abahlinzeki babo bezokwelapha. Zonke lezi zici zigcizelela ukuthi kungani kubaluleke kangaka ukuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zokuhumusha ulimi ezisezingeni eliphezulu, kanye nokubhekana nezinqumo zezenhlalo zezithiyo zezempilo.

Nazi izinyathelo ezicacile izinhlangano zokunakekelwa kwezempilo ezingazithatha ukuze zithuthukise ukufinyelela kolimi:

1. Yenza ukuhlolwa kolimi kwaminyaka yonke ukuhlonza izilimi eziphezulu ezikhulunywa iziguli nokuthola izikhala ezinsizeni. Lokhu kungenziwa ngokuhlola iziguli, ukubukeza amarekhodi ezokwelapha, nokuhlaziya izibalo zabantu kanye nezitayela.
2. Nikeza ngosizo esizeni kanye nenkontileka namasevisi ocingo ochwepheshe bokutolika kwezokwelapha.
3. Humusha amafomu okuthathwa kwesiguli, izimpawu, amathuluzi okuthola indlela, imiyalelo, imiyalelo nezimvume ezinolwazi.
4. Qinisekisa ukufinyelela okuqondile kubatolika abangochwepheshe ngesikhathi sezimo eziphuthumayo kanye nezinqubo ezinobungozi obuphezulu/ukucindezeleka okukhulu.
5. Ukuhlanganyela nezinhlangano zomphakathi ukuqasha abasebenzi abakhuluma izilimi eziningi abamele ukuhlukahluka kweziguli.
6. Nikeza ukuqeqeshwa okuqhubekayo kwabasebenzi mayelana nekhono lamasiko nokusebenza nabatolika.
7. Yakha uhlelo lokufinyelela olimini lwenhlangano yakho. Chofoza lapha ukuze uthole umhlahlandlela ovela kuCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Sciences (CMS).

Inhloso wukuhlola ngokuqhubekayo izidingo zolimi zesiguli kanye namandla ezinhlangano ukuhlangabezana nalezo zidingo. Lokhu kuvumela izinhlelo zokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuthi zithuthukise ngamasu izinsiza zokufinyelela olimini ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ukwengeza, nazi ezinye Izinhlangano Zomphakathi ZasePhilippines eColorado ezingasebenza njengabalingani abakhulu:

1. I-Filipino-American Community of Colorado
2. I-Philippine-American Society yaseColorado
3. I-Philippine Nurses Association yaseColorado

Ukubambisana nezinhlangano eziphansi ezishumekwe phakathi komphakathi wase-Filipino kungasiza ukuthuthukisa ukufinyelela kolimi nezinye izithiyo. Ekugcineni, ukusekela ukufinyelela kolimi kuphakamisa amazwi e-Filipino kuyilapho kuthuthukiswa ukunakekelwa kwekhwalithi ephezulu. Njengoba sigubha ukwehlukahlukana kwezilimi zase-Philippines, kufanele futhi sigubhe abahlengikazi basePhilippines kanye nabasebenzi bezempilo abasebenza kakhulu.

ukufaka isandla ohlelweni lwezokwelapha lwase-US. Lapho sidiliza izithiyo ngokuzwela kwamasiko nomzamo wenkuthalo, sakha uhlelo lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lapho bonke bengachuma khona. Lokhu kuhumusha iziguli ezizizwa zizwakele, abasebenzi bezempilo bazizwe benamandla, kanye nezimpilo ezisindisiwe.

**Ngokubonga okukhethekile ku-Victoria Navarro, MAS, MSN, RN, Umqondisi Omkhulu, I-Philippine Humanitarian Coalition kanye noMongameli we-17 we-Philippine Nurses Association, RN, MBA,MPA, MMAS, MSS Philippine, Bob Gahol, Philippine Nurses Association of America IPhini Likamongameli Wesifunda SaseNtshonalanga, kanye no-Edith Passion, MS, RN, umsunguli we-Philippine Nurses Association of Colorado kanye noMongameli we-Philippine American Society of Colorado ngokuzimisela kwakho ukwabelana ngolwazi lwakho nolwazi lwakho lwalokhu okuthunyelwe kwebhulogi. **

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