I live in a country that has being voted the best livable city for more than 7 times in a row the last years, economically is strong, and they have build a strong tourist package.
The 12hour work is totally legal, meaning that I signed a contract for 40+hours a week, but I am currently working almost 72hours a week, no extra hours paid and no control overall.
The government thought that by adding 4 extra hours of work in my daily schedule, the productivity and the salary would be more. That's not exactly true. Or at least, one part is true.
The truth is that the companies amount of work has doubled / tripled at some point, though, giving workers more stress, more hard work and more hours for the same amount of money. The government and the businesses make MORE money than before. This is the Fact.
I have been a victim of these policies for 4 years, working for filthy bosses, racist people, making the minimum wage of 1300 euro a month, working from 09:00 to 23:00 5 and 6 days a week, while my bosses company, restaurant or whatever profit skyrocketed 250% the last year alone.
Plus the fact that 90% of our salary is paid by the government the last two and a half years, when COVID started, as a help to the companies that “suffered”.
Meaning that the profit for the company I work for, is even bigger, leaving me with the same salary as before, more hardwork and no time for my family or friends. Or even personal time, because you rest the most of the time.
The biggest suprise to me though, is how a country so “democratic” as they like to say, a country so “alternative” and “acceptive” that has Conchita for a national star, implemented the 12hour slaveship work in their programm.?
While they accept basic human rights as freedom of speech and they promote it, the same time, they vote for laws, that they know that they are going to put their people into trouble and more hustle? My opinion is that, the more money spended by the 1% of this planet, the more is the work and the slavery for the rest 99%. Glass bottom for the 99%.
They bring the world in a stage were we fight and protest over very stupid things, but none comes to protest when it comes to more serious matters, or basically, matters that does not affect them indirect.
It's time to care for all the wrong doings in this world not just what happens in our little glass world.
No world leader or politician supports the people's voice, understand this. Whatever their political agenda is.
They have build a barrier and they have split the world in two. I see people losing their mind over money and power, doing the work of the devil. Drinking and eating in restaurants, paying thousands of dollars in one dinner, while the workers of that restaurant are not allowed to eat even a piece of bread.( Yes, true story, personal experience) These people are the biggest threat for humanity. People like these, who have been swallowed from the system, and are now working for it.
Money and power is not synonym with love and understanding, or solidarity. Neither humanity.
They pay us the minimum wage exactly because they cannot pay us less, yes.
12hour work, not welcome.
Peace