Joa, dat jaskkodahttá nissoniid. Dat dagaha ákkastallama váttisin. Muhto vuoitu das lea ahte mii eat sementere buot nissoniid gullevašvuođa nissoniid jovkui. Jos mii váldit dan sosiála sohkabeali eret digaštallamis de lea bahá ásahit nissonjoavkku mii lea nu oktasaš ahte ii oktage nisu beasa das eret. Dál go doaba sosiála sohkabealli lea jođus, de olbmot ožžot ipmárdusa dasa ahte nissonat maid sáhttet dievdoolbmuid máhtuid máhttit ja dievdoolbmuid bargguid bargat.

Mon ipmirdan ahte ii leat álo dárbu erohallat, ja ahte lea dárbu maiddái doallat ráinnas nissonarenaid gos eat huma nu ollu sosiála sohkabeali birra ja gos nissonat ožžot leahkit nissonat ja dan bokte nannut, muhto mon jáhkán ahte jos lea beare dát perspektiiva ahte nissonat leat eará go dievdoolbmot, de lea bahá bártidit juste nissoniid iežaset individuála válljemiid ektui.

Diet guoskkašii várra muđui ge Sápmái, mu mielas, ahte mii fertet muhtumin jurddašit sierraneami (vai olle politihkalaš bohtosiidda ja vai olles joavku oktasaš identiteahtta nannu), ja muhtumin fas seaguheapmi (vai indiviiddat, beroškeahttá sámivuođas, ožžot ieža válljet mot áigu leahkit – homse vai ii, nieida vai ii, olgešbellodatjienasteaddji vai ii, Scrubs-geahčči vai ii).

Nu mon jurddašan. Mon dieđán ahte auktoriteahtat nu go Torill Moi ja vel Judith Butler meidnejit ahte diet guovttebealjuogus lea váralaš go dat dadjá ain čielggaseppot ahte biologalaš sohkabealli gávdno ja nu ii leat, go visot manná giela bokte ja nu ain. Na Butler goit: Mii eat goassige joavdde dan biologalaš sohkabeallái – visot manná min giela bokte – ja dainna mii eat berre erohallat daid guokte. Muhto mon goit lean old school juste dán dáfus ahte mon oainnán positiivvalaš beliid dien erohallamis maid. Iešguđet perspektiivvat leat riggodahkan servodahkii! Ja vaikko mii váldit ovtta perspektiivva dihto dáhpáhusas, de dat ii mearkkaš ahte mii leat dan nuppi perspektiivva vuostá. Dies mon lean áibbas ovttaoaivilis dieinna Christiansen-Ruffmaniin. Mii berrešeimmet jurddašit “sihke – ja”, eat ge berreše seaguhit dien “juogo-dahje” -dávdii.

Gulahalle.

Anne vv

You’ll find her ancestors in the link below:
http://da2.uib.no/cgi-win/WebDebatt.exe?slag=listinnlegg&debatt=brukar&temanr=70692&sok=&nr=10&antinnlegg=355&startnr=&antall=&spraak=n#anker

As a follow-up to the Ontario story, it’s the usual federal-provincial finger pointing scene. Ontario’s labour minister Fonseca refuses to take responsibility and blames the federal government. Meanwhile, according to the Toronto Star (March 22), “A senior official [at the Canada Border Services Agency] said that while officers are aware of unscrupulous conduct by many agencies, they have been largely ignored.”

Interestingly, “Ontario has licensed nanny recruiters in the past, but the practice was stopped in 2001 when the Mike Harris Conservatives deregulated temporary employment agencies.” Yet another example of how deregulation affects disproportionately women and makes the more vulnerable for exploitation. It is scary to even think Mike Harris might be trying a come-back.

I came to visit ‘you’ today and found your mother’s wonderful website! How stunning! I left a comment there.

The situation of the Philippina caregivers is certainly part of the problem of neoliberal global capitalism in that no one, no ministry, no minister, no policies, are held responsible for these unjust and unequal transnational arrangements of power that so severely impact on women such as those from the Philippines and other countries forced to pay the price of SAPS so dearly. Our country, in its entrenching of neoliberalism is a willing partner globally to create these exploitative conditions. Kudos for the Toronto Star reporter to investigate and write about this long-standing problem. This is not a new issue, so why isn’t our government fixing our policies? Obviously, no political will because there are benefits that are gleaned.

I have been reading and discussing with family members the situation of domestic workers in the Middle East. Their situation in most ME countries is horrible. In Lebanon, for example, there were almost 100 deaths of migrant domestic workers within 9 months, most were killed, some committed suicide due to terrible conditions.

The Phillipina women who had gone to Lebanon to work, (they are not the majority of workers, as most are from Sri Lanka or Ethiopia), issued a warning to their country women.

http://www.menassat.com/?q=en/news-articles/5751-lebanon-blasted-filipino-airwaves .

Also, if you are interested, you can watch a film clip about the dire state of affairs of domestic workers in the ME in this clip of a film in which the director shows the transnational economic links between countries that turn a blind eye to abuse, fail to legislate policy, etc:

http://www.menassat.com/?q=en/news-articles/4972-she-cried-them-and-then-told-their-story

Taina