Christmas break

YAY!

My Christmas break has officially started today! Glory be to God Almighty for a wonderful Semester.

It was not easy having to study & work at the same time but again THANK YOU GOD i'm done.

So now what?

I guess we'll see what the Christmas season has in stores :)

But I will definitely do a payback session for my independence day on December 9th 

Happy belated Independence celebration Tanzania

YAY! Im a free bird...so happy :) study free for two good weeks :)

Merry Almost Christmas

Schools Safety

My Dears,

Honestly, today i woke feeling so happy that its Friday. Then i was happy because one of my close people was graduating. So the day seemed really nice and finally i can relax a bit although i still have my reading to do for the exam but still the thought that its a Friday just brightens up the day :)

But later on during the day as I was browsing as usual, came across breaking news about knife attack on 22 children left wounded in China. After a while again, I read about the shootings in the United States also involving chidren at school.
Dah! It is scary. I'm just too shocked with what is happening to our World. I pray for the lost souls to rest in peace and for God's comfort to families that have lost their loved ones.

 In China

In the States

This is soo sad. 

Left with LABR1260

I thank God for his mercies. I'm only left with one exam to complete this semester.

Yes continue to pray my dears. God does wonders coz I believe if you act, God acts too.

The last exam is from my major course for the degree. Almost everything educational in "MonLabourWorld" comes from this particular course called "Working for a Living". So yes, i do have a giant understanding in the field but still i wont be able to look at my notes during the exam so it is not a guarantee that i have an A* :) still alot has to be done. I have fourteen topics that need to be reviewed. I'll share them with you...

1. Work before Capitalism
2. How Capitalism Transformed Working Life Part A
3. How Capitalism Transformed Working Life Part B
4. Unpaid Work
5. Working For Wages
6. Work in the South
7. Work in the North
8. Workplace Rights in Canada
9. Work and Health
10. Live to work or Work to Live? Part A
11. Live to Work or Work to Live?Part B
12. Young workers
13. Working class responses
14. Working class alternatives

So this is how my weekend is gonna be :( just digging into books books and books!

Anyways, Yes its all about the history of WORK! WORK WORK and WORK!...This is what i chose to study. I have to stay I love what i'm studying. These topics are so interesting and very flexible. The analysis of the topics could be used in any country not just in Canada. Although yes!, an emphasis is placed on Canadian Employment standards particularly Manitoba Employment Laws.

For the love of my motherland, I do alot of comparisons between Tanzania and Canada. Yes, solutions will one day be found for better working conditions in both countries. For now, let me get the knowledge first :)

Be blessed Dears and don't forget to Pray for my last exam xxx

2012 Final Exams

Dears,

I start my finals tomorrow morning....Prayers Prayers Prayers! 

God bless me and all the others sitting for their finals during this time. 

Favor Favor.

Along I dedicate this video  for motivation :)

The Last month of 2012

Dears,

Despite being busy....I want to wish u a happy and beautiful new month

As we approach towards the end of the year keep them glory to our God.

Many haven't made it this far so consider it as a blessing. 

Be thankful for the breath of life.

Have a fruitful December x

PS: Seasonal fruit of the month: MANGO

Ubusy

Mama mia.... Yaniiii been extra extra tight....Busy like a Beeeeee
Will be back though as soon as my finals are done :) 

Bye for now!!

xxx

Aspire to Inspire

Hey Dears,

I love this quote

 " There's no need to be perfect to inspire others. 

Let others get inspired by how you deal with your imperfections."

Think about the quote while looking forward to the weekend :)

xxx

Week Update

GHOST WALK 2012

As we all know Halloween comes on the last day of October every year. Honestly, I am not a fan of this celebration. I would not dress up for it or look forward to it....However this year, I was curious to attend the Ghost walk tour which i did.

OmG! I thought I left all these creepy Ghost stories back home but nope... They do exist even here.I only got a chance to visit eight buildings as the tour was only 75 mins but there are many haunted buildings in Winnipeg and some of them are even closed for years. Like Winnipeg's most haunted building 

"the Masonic temple" has been closed for almost five years. Here is a link to watch the video and get more information on the most haunted building in Winnipeg...

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/society/celebrations/halloween-and-tales-of-canadian-ghosts/the-friendly-masonic-temple-ghost.html

Yaniiiiii......The ghost stories were sooo scary.... the narrator made them even moreee scary...

Funny thing is, at times i would look at my friends' faces and see from their expressions that the story was kinda scary...or even when a total silence would occur when waiting to hear whats next...mmmmmh.... I have to say, everyone was keen  listening to the tour guide. well, except for me with taking pictures lol

mmmh...Shame, I don't remember each and every ghost in the story so in that case, the video below will give you a sneak peek or atleast a lil bit of sense of what i was listening to on Tuesday evening :)

Apparently, The belief of souls haunting the living is treasured throughout the year not just on Halloween.

Hapo sasa!!

Watch...

View a few pics from the tour....I did not take many pictures because my fingers were FREEZINGGGG...Holllly!

If you can spot moi and malkia wangu

 Us all heading for the Ghost walk tour Winnipeg 2012

Malkia wangu at the Old Market square

About to start the Ghost Walk

More of the ghost walk

 One of the most haunted building in Winnipeg...ohh my, now im scared of getting in yanii after what i heard..

Listening attentively, mimi busy na pichaaa haha

Anyways, The end.

Have a blessed week ahead my dears

P.S : I passed my Op-Ed assignment as it was a fail or pass so im happy ...on to the next one :)

Any help on Op-Ed, im willing to help out :) send me an email

xxx

HAPPY NEW MONTH

Hey Dears,

Happy New Month...November is hereeee...
One more month to finalize 2012....
Also the end of the world lol
Nawatakia Kheri na baraka filled with God's blessings. 

                         Good-luck in November

Week update

soooooo......

This week, i got my bby locks done. i must say i have always wanted to experience the journey of having dread locks. here i am doing it. i want to maitain my locks and keep them as long as they can grow. lets see.... xxx

Working Life

Hey Dears,

 "Special Sunday" is here!!! So whats our special dish for today?

This week I learnt a lot about Work in the North, then for the past few weeks I have been learning about Work in the South. Then I thought, oh wow! Its good to come with comparisons between the two sides and share it with you.

 First of all, 

As a starter/appetizer, we all do ask ourselves questions about jobs....I will provide answers to what i think. Understand my answers to these questions are highly subjective

Why are jobs sooooo important?

Zee's answer

Income earning "work hard, play hard"

What do we want from jobs?

Zee's answer

1. An interesting, satisfying and trusting job which offers security.
2. Financial security meaning good pay
3. Meaningful or useful to the society sometimes to achieve self satisfactions

What do we get from the jobs and why so?

Zee's answer

Unless self employed but control over the job is plays a key role.

No wonder when it gets to Friday, for those who feel tooo controlled at their workplace they think of "TGIF"-Thank God its Friday and find relief in the sense that they don't have to be answerable to their duties assigned by their bosses during the week days.

Understand that most interesting jobs tend to be least alienated, for instance teaching, a teacher has to follow the curriculum but as a professor at university, more control over what he or she teaches. But still control is present.

Wages and Fringe Benefits

Jobs gives us wages and other fringe benefits like free health care, housing, a free car etc. This provides us job security on top of the contract.

I'm sure if i was to ask you the list of questions on jobs, then the questions will go on and on and on but those are a few I chose.

Main meal

Work in the South	Work in the North	Comparisons
Climate ideal for agriculture (farming, largest sector)	Short growing season plus cold makes farming difficult	Type of jobs
The economy wholly based on agriculture, nowadays mining and tourism	The economy is based on manufacturing	economy
Most employees are paid at the end of the month as Salary	Most employees are paid according to hours worked in every two weeks, "pay day".  In Manitoba the minimum hourly wage is $10.25 as per October 1st	Payment method
Usually, most people have one job, starting from 8am to 4pm a duration of 8 hours work per day	Usually having two jobs is common, for instance a day job or weekend job and an overnight job	Number of jobs

Dessert

 I hope this delicious dish filled you up  :) 

xxx

A Piece of Advice

Watch, listen and interpret. 

This video is my all time favorite. 'Rahaaaa Jipe mwenyeweeee' 

xxx

Thanks to Op-ed assignment

Who knows? I wouldn't have come across this video, but thanks to Op-ed assignment for I researched more and found a very nice video with live examples to use for my Op-ed :)

As I continue to write my op-ed on Domestic workers in Tanzania, I came across a very touching yet inspiring video "Hyena square in Dar Tanzania" a full documentary video on a girl called Elisa who started off as a domestic worker, she was mistreated even worse raped by the husband of the family and the story continues.....

watch the video for more

I was touched. I had to share the video today, I just couldn't wait for 

"Special Sunday"

Daily Sundays aka Sunday Special

I noticed that most of my free time falls on Sunday. 

So I will keep up with the "Sunday Special" updates on MonLaborWorld. However, I'm subject to changes within the week, if something special comes up and I cant wait for Sunday then i'll pop by and alert you.

Sawa, until the next "Sunday Special" , Enjoy the week ahead.

Keep on walking with me as I pursue my Labour Degree

Week Update

This week,

One of my Favorites graduated with a Bcomm Degree in Finance & International Business Administration.

I'm heading thereeeee Sibz, Me coming up NEXT :)

I'm proud of you dear roomie, friend, and now even close sisters. I love you much much and wishing you even more SUCCESS "darling". Keep on keeping on. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU SIBZ! 

As my mama would put in Swahili, 

"Elimu ni Ufunguo wa maisha " = "Education is the key to Life"

P.S : Her GPA is just on point...me is following.... 

An op-ed article

So, I've been busy finishing off my Op-ed article assignment which is due end of this month.
I decided to pick a topic from Tanzania on domestic workers. My viewpoint is "Domestic workers in Tanzania are often mistreated". I found some good articles to support my view. You might find them useful too, click on the links below

• http://www.ituc-csi.org/spotlight-interview-with-titus,4118.html?lang=en

• http://www.iuf.org/women/2007/05/not_just_our_traditional_thing.html

• http://in2eastafrica.net/tanzania-ilo-urges-protection-of-domestic-workers/

Plus, if you are asking yourself what an Op-ed article is all about...

Here is a video to answer your question. Its useful cos it teaches on ways to write an Op-ed. 

Just "9 mins" to increase your knowledge on writing. Enjoy xxx

By the way, Mr Paul got back to me about his book on "Labour and poverty". He will look for a copy and hopefully, he finds one and sends it. I'm waiting for his final reponse xxx

Mwl. Julius Kambarage Nyerere

I was trying to see what influence our late Mwalimu Nyerere had on Labour studies.

The best i could find was a link to" Labour and poverty in rural Tanzania: Ujamaa and rural development in the United Republic of Tanzania, Oxford University Press, New York 1991, ISBN 0-19-828315-6 by Paul Collier". 

"Paul Collier is currently an Advisor to the Strategy and Policy Department of the IMF, advisor to the Africa Region of the World Bank; and he has advised the British Government on its recent White Paper on economic development policy. He has been writing a monthly column for the Independent, and also writes for the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. His research covers the causes and consequences of civil war; the effects of aid and the problems of democracy in low-income and natural-resources rich societies." source: http://www.users.ox.ac.uk/~econpco/

So I decided to get in touch with Paul Collier to get a copy of the book. I'm still waiting for his feedback.

Otherwise, Happy Nyerere day. Long live his contributions to our society.

Source: google images

The Legacy of Julius Nyerere: a very good documentary video of Mwalimu

video credits to  kwaghafla on Oct 11, 2011

Forms of Labour

Usually, we dont exactly take notice of other forms of labour except for the paid labour. If someone says "work", all that comes first in mind is "pay=work". Definitely i had the same thing in mind not untill i walked into my Labour class and learnt about different forms of Labour.

• Unpaid Domestic work
• "free" paid labour
• "unfree" wage labour
• Volunteer labour
• Slave labour

We might be familiar to these forms, but i would like to give a very nice example which my prof used during the lecture.

For instance Child care

• Unpaid Domestic work-when mothers stay at home and take of their kids with no pay of course, nowadays, men too :) *thumbs up*
• "free" paid labour- is when a nanny or "dada" is hired to take care of the kids and paid for doing so
• "unfree" wage labour- care-giver or aupair where a nanny goes to a foreign land and takes care of the kids but she or he is only allowed to stay with that family alone. it is 'unfree" because the nanny is tied to that job and can not freely move to another job.
• Volunteer labour- offering to baby sit for a friend or relative without any form of payment
• Slave labour- when a slave is bought to look after kids ( common in the past)

Having said that, ill show you some forms of labour in picture :)

My trip with Sabrina and Saning'o to Misigiyo village was volunteer labour :)

My trip with Jessica and Diana to Kibaoni school was also volunteer labour :)

The pleasure of volunteering is self, it just feels nice to be able to share your time to those who need it most. Try volunteering as much as you can, you will be shocked how much happiness will be built within self.

"Free" paid labour, my dada Rukia can move freely move whenever and wherever she wants to leave however at the moment its been years and years with her so she is like my blood SISTER. Love her.

Unpaid Domestic work. I remember Pamcakes and I had to look after the kids in one afternoon. That was fun :)

As for slave labour, I dont have any specific picture of my own but i have one taken from Bagamoyo, last year July, as a sample of a slave.

Finally, unfree wage labour,coming soooooooooooon, im thinking of being an aupair so perhaps if all goes well, i'll update you with a picture. As for now, i have nothing to share for "unfree" wage labour.

xxx

Labour Studies?

Hey dears,

So if you are wondering what Labour Studies (L.S) is all about, i would love to share my knowledge with you.

So far im doing one major course called working for a living. I have to complete two of each level to acquire my L.S degree. This means, I have to take two courses from 1000 level, two courses from 2000 level and 2 courses from a 3000 level. This is just a General major degree in labour studies if you want to specialize, you may attempt to go further with masters. 

Anyways, As for now... If you are thinking what is L.S? why LS? where should I take a L.S degree? how? who? etc etc and etc....well, ill try answer some of your questions with what i know.

I'm doing my Labour Studies degree as a major and a minor in management from the University of Manitoba. My main prof is David Camfield. a very good prof, he is even making me like the course more and more and even moooooore....he is very interesting. Karen Naylor is also my other prof plus Julie Guard. Okay, it doesnt matter where you acquire your degree, all in all is the usage. If the opportunities are there then grab them as much as you can because a golden chance never comes twice. I thank God i got this chance to pursue a canadian Labour studies degree.

Soo, what are the elements in L.S?

Personally, I would say LS may be more  political but it has both business and Arts qualities although mostly in Arts. Initially, I wanted a HR degree under Bcomm but then since i had to take maths, which i did but it did not go well, so i had to look for a pathway that would led to the same career of dealing with employees and employers which was why i chose L.S.

With L.S, I get to learn topics like the history of work, how the workplace has changed and what could be done to improve the working conditions. Seriously, when you think about it, we spend alot of our lives working, so basically it is essential to know about the workplace, most of it may be logic but then there may be deeper meanings which is what L.S provides.

Yes, I enjoy my course soo much to an extent i decided to write on it hahaaa

We all know, studying is not easy, and we do not just want to "study to study" as my dad says. We all try to Study with a purpose and atleast say we attend a course and know by the end of the course, something will have changed in terms of expanding our knowledge.

However, sometimes we have no choice but to attend a "filler" or an "elective" course just to fulfill a specific  requirement.

Anyways, feel free to share some of your courses in brief and what you like about them. You can send me an email to zarlgal@yahoo.com and i will publish them or you might want to just mention them below as a comment.

Walk with me as i pursue my Labour degree xxx

Number 1

Together we can make the world a better place. "KARIBU"

Thank you for your time, I would love to take this opportunity to thank you again for visiting zithoinetta.blogspot.ca

To begin with,

Zithoinetta is derived from ZITA and ANTOINETTA.

Zita aka Zitty is the one typing, who made MONLABORWORLD possible. Lets see if Antoinetta will be interested to continue with blogging. But for now, I am the only one writing.

Why are you here?

Okay, this spot right here will act like a "warm bath" after a loooong tideous day.

Basically, I want to share with you my passion for studying towards a Labour degree.

Oh well! EDUCATION! EDUCATION! EDUCATION! Noooo, come down, its not just EDUCATION! EDUCATION! EDUCATION! MONLABORWORLD will consist of everything not just studies although studies will take up most space in the blog. 

The reason "Mon" is there and not just "Labor World" means there's a roller-coaster of events. In life we all have our own interests and desires. The best thing is to have that "done" feeling after accomplishing a desire that you have long craved for. As for me, interacting with people as much as possible, brings in that "done" feeling to have said "I increased my network of connections". Therefore, blogging will enhance my people skill and i hope you enjoy the daily sessions of Monlaborworld. "ASANTE"