Dear Uncle Michuzi
I would like to comment on the story on your blog about the Tanzania slave story. It so sad that these kind of things still happen in this modern time and age. But before we point fingers , I would like to let you know that we here residents in the Uk know what is actually happening in such circumstances .
This is the third if not the fourth story where a Tanzanian has been held against her will. The most recent story here in the uk is the same story where a young girl was brought here by her family who was doing a PHD , but when she finished her course and it was time to go back to Tanzania she went to the authorities saying was kept as a slave. In all these cases , these victims tend to go to the authorities when its time for their hosts to go back to Tanzania .
When they claim slavery they are given a status and a free house here. What a coincidence?
There is a Tanzania woman’s action group here in the UK which was helping them , but it looks like it has taken a step back because one ‘victim ‘ who actually lived with a Tanzania family after her ‘freedom’ went on to turn their lives upside down.That family almost went to prison because the victim claimed they are not feeding her well and she is sharing a room with a child of owner of the house.
It is my strong view that these ‘victims are brought by their will and in good faith to have a better life while helping out with the host family. When its time to go to Tanzania , they come up with these stories.
I know and believe that Millions of men, women and children around the world are forced to lead lives as slaves. Although this exploitation is often not called slavery, the conditions are the same. People are sold like objects, forced to work for little or no pay and are at the mercy of their 'employers'.
Slavery exists today despite the fact that it is banned in most of the countries where it is practised. It is also prohibited by the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 1956 UN Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery. What would that Tanzanian slave talk about Women from eastern Europe who are bonded into prostitution, children are trafficked between West African countries and men are forced to work as slaves on Brazilian agricultural estates.
Common characteristics distinguish slavery from other human rights violations.
A slave is:
forced to work -- through mental or physical threat;
owned or controlled by an 'employer', usually through mental or physical abuse or threatened abuse;
dehumanised, treated as a commodity or bought and sold as 'property';
physically constrained or has restrictions placed on his/her freedom of movement. I hope she has all these characteristics , especially when she could ‘walk from church to home ‘ on her own
Should we stop helping our own?
Thank you
Diaspora writer
I cant figured out what are you trying to make out your point,but simply The Tanzanians are pretending to be smarty on those stuffs,but people must understand that this lying games cost a lot of peoples life,we have a lot of educated Tanzania who sought Assylum through Somalian nation and lost their certificate,but now they are regretting after realized that the could have better life in Tanzania than being here working non skills labour and ends up on rents and bills.
ReplyDeleteWe have to wake up Tanzanian,our future determination is within our hands,lets study and work hard.lets not use stupid maneuver for living.
Thanks
Mdau mzalendo
Dear writer, thank you very much, kwa hili nakuunga mkono, mimi nimewahi kusoma na London na kuishi Themesmead alikokuwa akiishi dada yetu na kufanya kazi hizi ngumu, kwanza niwakumbushe watz kuwa hali hii ipo sana Uk kati ya familia za waingereza wenye asili ya na watz kwa watz, tena wengi wao wakiwachukua dugu zao kuwatunzia watoto wakati wao wakienda kozi au kupiga box, hali hii haitofautiani sana na wale wakazi wa dar-es-salaam kwenda kuchukua mabinti wa kazi mikoani, tofauti ya story hii ni dada kupata wenyeji na kukumbushwa kuwa alikuwa akifanya kazi kama mtumwa kinyume na sheria za uingereza na hivyo kujiwekea mazingira mazuri ya kuishi uingereza kama raia na kupata stahili zote, mwandishi niombe ufafanuzi kuhusu wale wadada wa kazi wanaochukuliwa kule mikoani kama iringa, singida, dodoma,mafia na kwingineko je hao sio watumwa?? Kwani zetu zinasemaje?
ReplyDeleteUmaskini na ulimbukeni utatuua watanzania. Hawa wasichana wa kazi ni wapuuzi sana. Sio kama wanateswa ila wanataka wabaki huko Ughaibuni. Tatizo lingine nadhani ni wanasheria wa kujitegemea, wanawapandikiza maneno ili na wao wapate hela za kujikimu........shame on them....Mimi nafanya kazi (sitotaja wapi) ila nimepokea malalamiko mengi kuhusiana na suala hili.
ReplyDeleteTatizo wasaidizi wa kazi za ndani kazi zao hazijaainishwa na wala hawana chombo maalum cha kuwawakilisha. Wizara ya husika kama za mama na mtoto na utumishi zingehusika kutunga sheria za uajiri na kupinga ajira kwa watoto na kuweka kabisa wazi wafanyakazi za ndani wanatakiwa kulipwaje wakiwa nje na ndani ya nchi. Mzazi asiruhusu mtoto wake kwenda kufanya kazi na anayeomba kazi asikubali bila kusainishana mkataba aidha na mzazi/mjumbe wa nyumba kumikumi n.k. Wafanyakazi wa ndani haswa wa kike wanaonewa sana kuanzia kubakwa kufanyishwa kazi nyingi na ngumu, wakiume kama ni wadogo ndio wanabakwa na mwisho wanageuka/zwa kuwa makaka poa lazima watu waamke jamani!!!Ulaya hakuna wafanyakazi wa ndani kama wapo wanalipwa hela nyingi sana na kwa saa na wamesomea kazi zao na wana leseni/vyeti vya kuwa wafanya kazi za ndani au watunza watoto
ReplyDeleteHILI NI TATIZO, MCHANGO WANGU NI KUWA PAWE NA DIFFRENT TREATMENT MTUMISHI WA NDANI ANAPOKUWA HAPA TANZANIA NA PALE ANAPOPELEKWA NJE YA NCHI IWE ULAYA AU AFRIKA. KWA KUWA NI MTU MZIMA BASI ASHIRIKISHWE KIMAANDISHI KUWA AMEKUBALI NA HATABADILI MAKUBALIANO HAYO. WAAJIRI WAWEKE WAZI MAHUSIANO YAO TOKA PALE WANAPOTAFUTA VIBALI VYA KUWASAFIRISHA. MTU ASIYE NA ELIMU NA UELEWA WA KUTUSHA AWEZA KUTUMIWA VIBAYA WAKATI MWINGINE. UKWELI UNABAKI KUWA TUNAGAWA UMASIKINI WETU MWAJILI NA MWAJIRIWA TOFAUTI NI NDOGO SANA UKILINGANISHA NA MAISHA YA WENZETU, HIVI NA AJIRA WA WATUMISHI WA NDANI TUNAWEZA KUZIWEKA KWENYE AHADI YA JK YA MILIONI MOJA?
ReplyDeleteSheria ni msumeno unakata pande zote mbili. UK kima cha chini ni £5.5 lakini sio lazima kufuata hiyo. Kuna vikampuni vingi vya watani wetu vya ulinzi havilipi hiyo, na siku ukitaka tu hicho kiwango wanakufukuza kazi. Ajabu ni kuwa hawakosi wafanyakazi maana kama huna makaratasi sasa hapa UK kazi hupati, sasa hawa jamaa wanakuwa na maringo na hupenda wanafunzi maana mwanafunzi mwisho masaa 20 kufanya kazi. Akimlipa mfanyakazi £4.5 kwa saa wakati yeye analipwa £15 kwa saa huwa anapata faida juu kwa juu. Sasa kuhusu mfanyakazi wa ndani, unaweza kumlipa pesa unayotaka. Lakini kwa kesi hii ni kuwa makubaliano yalikuwa £94 kwa mwezi ambazo pia hazikulipwa. Huyu bibi ni kuwa scholarship yake alikuwa atoe hiyo pesa maana ukiangalia watoto watatu halafu pia hampi huo mshahara wake ilikuwa ni kitendo cha kinyama. Hata kama kammwezesha kufika UK lakini raha za ughaibuni hakuwa akizipata. Kisheria kama angekuwa na ushahidi kuwa alikuwa anamlipa hiyo pesa waliokubaliana mwanzo pasingekuwa na tatizo. Watu wengi waliopata makaratasi hapa ughaibuni ni kuwa wamekuwa na tabia mbovu sana za unyonyaji na masimbulizi na wizi kwa wanaokuja wepya. Hii imekuwa kama ni duara. Kwa ufupi ni kwamba hayo mapicha mnayoyaona kwenye blog nyingi ni watu wa ughaibuni wanajaribu kuwarusha roho wenzao wanaojuana kuwa mambo yao yako safi kumbe sio kweli. Sheria za hapa kwa mama zinaruhusu watu wenye sifa fulani kuishi hapa. Kama unazo sifa kama hizo njoo uje kuishi lakini kama huna itabidi upitia hayo mambo ambayo wengi wa watu yamewakuta na wanataka kulipiza kwa wengine. Ramadhani njema.
ReplyDeleteKuna vitu vingi ambavyo inabidi tuvizingatie hapa. Mwandishi amejaribu kutupa hali halisi ambayo ni kweli. Kuna watu ukikutana nao watakuomba uwatafutie kazi yeyote ile kwani wamekwama na hawana cha kufanya. Utawaeleza kazi yenyewe na utawapa hali halisi watakubali na kusema kuwa wapo tayari na kukushukuru.
ReplyDeleteTatizo ni kuwa wengine wakishaingia mjini ndo mambo hayo ya kujilipua yanaanza ni hatari tupu. Ukweli ni kwmba wengi wanaishi kama mbinguni ukilinganisha walipotoka na hali wanayoikuta wanapofanya kazi.
Siungi mkono unyanyasaji lakini hali ya kugeuziana kibao ni mbaya sana siku hizi.
Kwanza mdau ungeandika vitu vyako kwa lugha ya kiswahili wengi wetu tungefurahi sana.
ReplyDeletePili, huu utumikishaji wa watoto wadogo bila ya kuwalipa malipo yao sahihi upo kwa Watz wa hapa nchini na nje ya nchi. Tafauti ni kwamba nje ya nchi wanageuza kibao na kuwaambia wamekuwa watumwa. La kutafakari ni jee ni sahihi kumchukuwa binti na kumfanyisha kazi bila ya kumpa malipo, iwe Ulaya au hapa Tz?
Ikiwa kweli unamhudumia na kumpa mshahara wake kama mulivyokubaliana, basi ungemfungulia account ukapitisha hayo malipo kwenye account yake. Siku ya siku likifumuka balaa unaonyesha uthibisho wako - simple.
Dunia imebadilika siku hizi kwa vile watu wamekuwa wajanja na wanataka kutumia nafasi inayopatikana kwa ajili ya faida yao wenyewe bila ya kuangalia hasara anayowapatia wengine.
Bora mimi mungu alininusuru, nilikuwa nimeishamuombea visa binamu yangu aje kunisaidia kushika mtoto niendelee na shule kumbe mambo yenyewe ni haya? Yaani akishajua mji tu basi atapata walimu wamfundishe na mbinu za kubaki? Atadai chumba cha peke yake hawezi kushea na mimi au watoto wangu ambao naye ni sawa wake? Nilisikitika sana aliponyimwa visa nikasema nitaishije mie na kitoto kidogo na shule juu kumbe Mungu alinipangia yale aliyoyaona mema kwangu.
ReplyDeleteKwa sisi waafrika hasa Watanzania tulivyo mara nyingi kwa kutoka nje utamchukua tu ndugu yako ili angalau usaidie kupunguza umasikini kwenye familia. Unajua mtasaidizana kutatua matatizo madogo2 ya kwenu lakini siku hizi dunia imebadilika. Huyo mama anatakiwa approve hiyo claim yake kuwa huyo ni ndugu yake kama anavyodai na si mfanyakazi.
Mwee nimekoma!
Sheria ni msumeno. Kama huna pesa usiajiri mtu akulelee watoto wako. UK wazazi wengi hawafanyi kazi maana hawawezi kumlipa mlezi. Serikali ya UK huwalipa raia zao kwa kulea watoto wao wenyewe. Sasa wewe mbongo serikali ya TZ haina uwezo wa kumlipa mtu asiye na kazi wala mzazi asiyemudu kumlipa mlezi wa watoto wake. Pia mtu kama huyu ambaye atakuwa Profesa karibuni kwanini hawezi kufuata sheria za nchi za watu. £94 angeweza kumlipa mlezi TZ na akalelewa watoto wake vizuri kabisa. Ukweli ni kuwa kwanza UK mlezi ni mtu alisomea hiyo kazi na ana cheti kutoka chuo kinachotambulika. Pili si ruhusa mtoto kumwacha pekee ndani ya nyumba. MTz ikienda hizi nchi za watu mambo ta kiTZ uachane nayo kabisa. Lakini namshauri huyu mama asijali sana maana kama hana pesa za kulipa hiyo faini afanye atumie sheria ya "Bankruptcy" lakini ndio itakuwa mwisho wake kuingia UK. Miaka ya zamani Zanzibar msichana wa kazi huwa halipwi anakuwa analelewa na yeye kama mtoto wa familia. Lakini ndugu zetu wa kibongo wana roho mbaya ya kuzaliwa sasa huwa wanawatesa hawa wasichana wa ndani hata kuwageuza nyumba ndogo. Zanzibar mlezi wako sawa na mzazi wako au kama umri wake mdogo basi huwa sasa na dada yako mzazi. Nafikiri wabongo waache hizi tabia chafu.
ReplyDeleteIn the USA , there are also those who claim to be abused and beaten up by their husbands in order to stay! They get public housing, welfare and free job training! Ndo Kujanjaruka! At the same time, God Don't like Ugly! In the end things will catch up to the person who lied.
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