Struggle for Justice
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Khalid Osman: In a report that has been presented by Uniting Church in Australia, Gamal babikir was included as a case study. That report begins and ends with two central affirmations of Judaism, Christianity and Islam about human lives and God’s intention for human society. The report begins with these religions’ shared belief that all people are equal in the eyes of God, and ends with the conviction that society is to be organized according to justice.
Gamal Babikir the, who is a union delegate for United Voice (one of Australia's largest unions), made few public comments that has been aired through major Australian TVs channels. Gamal a former lawyer who graduated from Cairo University, Khartoum’s Branch, was also s social activist. Gamal migrated to Australia in 1998 and joined Chad stone shopping 12 years ago.
Gamal story was included to show the unfair treatment by most of the shopping centers around Australia, which could be summarized according to the report in ever-expanding workloads; Staff shortages especially at peak times, extra jobs were always piled on cleaners, not having the right cleaning chemicals, Not having the right equipment, Working under pressure, Technology used to increase pressure on cleaners, Supervisors, a conduit for management pressure and Violating human dignity.
The report also point to the impact of violating cleaning industry structures on cleaners and their families, when Eighty per cent of cleaners believe that their wage is inadequate for properly supporting a family. Many rely on their partner also having a job — preferably a well-paid one.
The consequences of unjust work practices reach far beyond the impact on the workers themselves, rippling out from their suffering to their families, the public, and the contractors and shopping centers themselves.