Arthur Greene
Isikhangiso somsebenzi esidinga abashayeli bezitimela besifazane abangu-30 sithole izimpendulo ezingaphezu kuka-28,000, njengoba i-Saudi Arabia ivula emisebenzi kwimbokodo.
Ngemuva konyaka wokufundiswa, abantu abasha abaqashiwe bazoshayela izitimela ezihambela phakathi kwe-Mecca ne-Medina.
Inkampani yezitimela yase-Spain, i-Renfe njengamanje iqashe abashayeli besitimela besilisa abangu e-Saudi Arabia futhi ifuna ukuqasha abesifazane abaningi.
Lesi sinyathelo siveza okwakamuva okwenziwe iNkosana yase-Saudi Arabia, uMohammed bin Salman ngokuhlukanisa umnotho wombuso. Iphinde ikhombise isasasa kubantu besifazane bayo ukusebenzisa amathuba abebevinjelwe ukuwathatha phambilini.
Kusukela kudala, abantu besifazane embusweni wase-Saudi Arabia bebevunyelwe inani elincane lemisebenzi, okuhlanganisa ukufundisa nomsebenzi othile wezokwelapha.
Babengavunyelwe ukushayela kuze kube ngo-2018 futhi kwaze kwafika u-2019 lapho abakwazi khona ukuya phesheya ngaphandle kwemvume yomqaphi wesilisa.
Selokhu inkosana yaqala ukuvula amathuba emisebenzi kwabesifazane eminyakeni emihlanu edlule, ukubamba iqhaza kwabesifazane emisebenzini kucishe kwaphindeka kabili kwafinyelela ku-33%.
Kodwa-ke, i-Saudi Arabia isenezinga eliphansi kakhulu lokubamba iqhaza kwabesifazane kanye namarekhodi amabi kakhulu wamalungelo abantu emhlabeni.
Abesifazane basaqhubeka nokucwaswa emsebenzini futhi abalingani nabesilisa uma kukhulunywa ngokushada, ukuthola usizo lwezempilo kanye nezinqumo eziphathelene nezingane.
Umbuso uvame ukuqeda imibhikisho yezishoshovu zamalungelo abesifazane futhi ubopha abahleli bayo.
Isishoshovu uMayaa al-Zahrani waboshwa ngo-2018 ngenxa yokubhala ezinkundleni zokuxhumana eseka isishoshovu esikanye naye kanti namanje akukacaci ukuthi usewakhululwa yini.
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