Afara ploua

Ma limitez sa va traduc un articol aparut in ziarul online Repubblica.it referitor la raportul ILO International Labor Organization (Organizatia internationala a muncii, agentie ONU)despre conditiile din Italia. Raportul il gasiti in engleza aici.

E evidenta si crescanda frecventa discriminarii si violarii drepturilor fundamentale ale omului in privinta imigratilor din Italia. In tara (Italia) persista rasizmul si xenofobia fata de aceia care cer azil politic si de refugiati, inclusiv Rom. Cerem guvernului sa intervina in mod eficace pentru contrastarea climei de intoleranta si pentru a garanta tutela imigrantilor, indiferent de statutul lor.

Inafara de Portugalia si Slovenia, defapt, alte tari in atentia agentiei ONU pentru acelasi motiv sunt Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameron si Uganda.

Dar se bazeaza si pe observatiile unui alt organism ONU pentru eliminarea discriminarii ratial (CERD), care a relevat "grave violari ale drepturilor omului fata de imigrati din Africa, Europa de est si Asia, cu maltratari, salarii mici si platite cu intarziere, orare excesive si situatii de sclavie in care o parte di plata e retinuta de catre angajatori pentru un loc intr-un dormitor aglomerat, fara apa curenta si electricitate." Raporturile ONU pun in evidenta si "continue dezbateri rasiste si xenofobe mai ales impotriva imigratilor ne-europeni¹, discursuri inspirate de ura impotriva strainilor si maltratarile aplicate de politie, romilor, mai ales daca de origine românã, in timpul raziilor pentru evacuarea din tabere (setre, acampamente)²".

Infine, o lunga lista de acuze care pornesc de la chestiunea amprentelor digitale si ajung la "retorica discriminatorie a unor lideri politici care asociaza Romii cu criminalitatea, creând in opinia publica o clima de ostilitate, antagonism social si stigmatizare". Deci, Comitatul de experti al ILO nu poate decat sa exprime "profunda preocupare" si invita guvernul italian sa ia "masurile de cuviinta pentru ca sa fie paritate de comportare, in conditiile de lucru, pentru toti imigratii", si masuri pentu "imbunatatirea cunostintei si a constiintei discriminarii in opinia publica, in asa fel incat imigratii si familiile acestora sa fie acceptati in societate". Documentul se incheie cerand guvernului sa raspunda punct cu punct la toate observatiile pana la sfarsitui lui 2009.

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NOTE:
1. Trebuie sa stiti ca ajung in Italia, la Lampedusa, foarte multi straini de prin africa unele tari arabe. Pornesc cu barcile de pe coastele africi si traverseaza marea mediterana. Multi mor in timpul calatoriei si sunt aruncati in mare. S-a intamplat ca in 4 zile sa ajunga in Lampedusa 1800 de imigrati clandestini.

2. Primarul Romei, Gianni Alemano a promis in campania electorala ca va evacua toti Romii din sau de pe langa Roma. Cum de altfel a fost si cu actualu prim ministru Silvio Berlusconi, care a castigat alegerile multumita aleantei cu partidule Lega Nord, pardit cu tendinte extremiste si care discrimineaza si intre italieni din Nord, Centru sau Sud.

How many things do we use without knowing how they work? How many things to we like without knowing how they're made? Now how many things do we want without knowing how they get to us? How many cute things we might find harmless but hide unforgivable crimes? How many thing would we hate if only we changed point of view? I'll tell you. Many!

There are ways to live a happy life. Most used method is to think positive. Be optimistic. Look at the bright side. I sure love this method. It works, it helps you feel good about what you do. Helps you be kind and friendly to others (near you). But there's always a price to pay. As "The Godfather" said: "It's the price you pay for the life you choose." Lately and for most of people, the price to pay is being paid by others. I would like to believe that if I'm a good person and do good things for others then others will do good things for me. I would like to believe that if I buy something then the people who worked so that I could buy that thing are a little richer. Sometimes it's like that. Not most of the times.

We choose to buy diamonds, cars, clothes. Did we choose to encourage slavery, pollution, underpaid labor? Sure thing we did. We might not know about it or we might have eliminated all negative thoughts but we choose what we do. We live in a free world or a semi free world. The first and the second. But we don't care about others that are not us or not near us. This is who we are, and if you don't feel like part of those who make the life a little worse for others than probably you didn't get it.

It's not us nor our intentions that are evil, but the value we give to some things are not real. Why should a Picasso painting worth millions of dollars? Why should a dress cost thousands of dollars? We've lost the sense of giving the right value to things. And among us there are people who take the difference. A miner in a diamond mine in Africa is not paid in proportion to the price we pay for diamonds. A worker in a factory is not paid in proportion with the price of the car. We don't know what is right or wrong. We are raised in this fake, this illusion. We are smarter, we are richer, we live longer, it would seem that all works fine. It does but not for everyone.