Nangona kukho imingeni ebangelwe yi-COVID-19 eqhubekayo, urhwebo lweempahla luyaqhubeka nokukhula. Eli shishini libonakalise ukuqina okumangalisayo kunye nokuziqhelanisa neemeko zemarike ezitshintshayo, kwaye livele njengethemba kuqoqosho lwehlabathi.
Iingxelo zamva nje zibonisa ukuba urhwebo lweempahla lukhule kakhulu kunyaka ophelileyo, nangona kubekho ukuphazamiseka okubangelwe yibhubhane. Ngokutsho kweengcali zoshishino, eli candelo lizuze kwimfuno entsha evela kubathengi, abatyala imali ngakumbi kwiimpahla ezikhululekileyo nezisebenzayo zokunxiba ngelixa besebenza emakhaya. Ukwanda korhwebo lwe-elektroniki kunye nokuthenga kwi-intanethi nako kukhuthaze ukukhula kweli candelo, njengoko abathengi besebenzisa ithuba lokulula nokufikeleleka kwentengiso kwi-intanethi.
Enye into enegalelo ekukhuleni korhwebo lweempahla kukutshintsha okuqhubekayo kwiindlela zokubonelela ngempahla kwihlabathi liphela. Amashishini amaninzi ajonge ukutshintsha iindlela zawo zokubonelela ngempahla aze anciphise ukuxhomekeka kwawo kummandla okanye kwilizwe elinye, nto leyo ewashukumisele ekubeni afune ababoneleli abatsha kwezinye iindawo zehlabathi. Kule meko, abavelisi beempahla kumazwe afana neBangladesh, iVietnam, neIndiya babona ukwanda kwemfuno kunye notyalo-mali ngenxa yoko.
Nangona kunjalo, nangona kunjalo, urhwebo lweempahla lusajongene nemingeni emikhulu, ngakumbi ngokubhekiselele kumalungelo abasebenzi kunye nokuzinza. Amazwe amaninzi apho ukwenziwa kweempahla kuyishishini elikhulu kuye kwagxekwa ngenxa yeemeko zokusebenza ezimbi, imivuzo ephantsi, kunye nokuxhaphaza abasebenzi. Ukongeza, eli shishini linegalelo elikhulu ekonakaleni kokusingqongileyo, ngakumbi ngenxa yokusetyenziswa kwezinto ezingahlaziyekiyo kunye neenkqubo zeekhemikhali eziyingozi.
Nangona kunjalo, kuyaqhubeka imizamo yokujongana nale mingeni. Amaqela oshishino, oorhulumente, kunye nemibutho yoluntu basebenzisana ukukhuthaza amalungelo abasebenzi kunye neemeko zokusebenza ezifanelekileyo kubasebenzi beempahla, kunye nokukhuthaza amashishini ukuba amkele iindlela ezizinzileyo ngakumbi. Amanyathelo afana ne-Sustainable Apparel Coalition kunye ne-Better Cotton Initiative yimizekelo yemizamo yokusebenzisana yokukhuthaza uzinzo kunye neendlela zoshishino ezinoxanduva kweli candelo.
Ukuqukumbela, urhwebo lweempahla luyaqhubeka nokuba negalelo elikhulu kuqoqosho lwehlabathi, nangona kukho imingeni ebangelwa lubhubhane lwe-COVID-19 oluqhubekayo. Nangona kusekho imiba ebalulekileyo ekufuneka ijongwane nayo ngokubhekiselele kumalungelo abasebenzi kunye nokuzinza, kukho isizathu sokuba nethemba njengoko abachaphazelekayo besebenzisana ukujongana nale mingeni kunye nokwakha ishishini leempahla elizinzileyo nelilinganayo. Njengoko abathengi befuna ngakumbi ukucaca kunye noxanduva kumashishini, kuyacaca ukuba urhwebo lweempahla kuya kufuneka luqhubeke luziqhelanisa kwaye luguquke ukuze luhlale lukhuphisana kwaye luhlangabezane neemfuno zemarike etshintsha rhoqo.
Ixesha leposi: Matshi 17-2023