The sorters are really amazing! Just imagine the hours of hard work, their determination to earn for a living and to support their families makes me so proud of these people. Maybe you are asking how much they get to do this job? Honestly, i think they receive the minimum wage. P300, P400 P500? or maybe below minimum.
In the Philippines, if you work under the “blue-collar” job, you are paid less than those of the white-collars. To think they work under pressure. The toughest job in town. Like Janitors, Construction Workers, Laborers, Garbage Collectors, Factory Workers etc. They are the usual people we see behind those colored uniforms. That’s why they’re called blue-collar, which is derived from uniform dress codes.
According to answers.com, “The blue-collar worker in the United States is an embodiment of the American mythos of a work ethic and the dignity of labor.” What about in our country? Do you think we have the same perception to our poor countrymen who fall under this? Don’t you know that these guys are the common heroes in our lives?
In our country, the perception of some people to this kind of job represents minimal ability. In other words, they are the people who were poorly educated or that the people in those positions were too lazy to obtain a better job. Am i right? The question is, why they don’t get enough better pay?
To tell you, i worked in Japan for a year as a Construction Worker. Bet you, i am paid more than a manager can get here in our country. The Taxi Drivers, Garbage Collectors receive more than P250k a month, yes a month! But in our country, you need to be a superstar before you earn this. You see the difference? I know there are differences.
I am sharing this thought not to say, hey guys come on let’s go and work in Japan! In the U.S! In Canada! In any case, this is already happening in our country. Many people leave to get good harvest in foreign lands. To seek greener pasteur. But do you know the fact that life is not at all bed of roses in those countries especially in America? I have friends, you have relatives who can tell you, yes it’s not.
What i want to say, how long our people will wait for this kind, should i say, suffering? Needless to say, our people in the less fortunate society can’t wait for that moment, to hope is not a miracle. There is only one chance, to pray and work hard.
Again, to all our Janitors, Construction Workers, Laborers, Garbage Collectors, Factory Workers etc. pinoyambisyoso.com is truly proud of you!
Mabuhay ka! Isa kang Proud Pinoy! Bow ako sa iyo!
here in the US, those who work blue-collar jobs actually receive better pay than some people in management. i tell my hubby sometimes na i think it would be more lucrative for us if he worked as a garbage collector at ako naman crane operator, hehe.
i think people who work menial jobs are underrated. there has to be a better way to gauge the capacity of a person, na tipong this level of hard labor is comparable to this level of pencil pushing. although they may be different jobs, but both still require a particular set of skills that could only be learned over time, di ba? anyway, if there’s one thing i’ve learned, without the guys who do the “dirty jobs”, nothing will ever get done. :)
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AMBO Reply:
December 7th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
/Meeya/ Yeah you’re right! Pagbumisita ka nga sa mga bahay nyan, mansyon!
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I hope you can write about the plight of the Sumilao farmers. Thanks
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AMBO Reply:
December 7th, 2007 at 12:48 pm
/schumey/ cge i will try to write about this topic. soon.
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wow these sorters amazingly are doing a great job, they work like machines do, i just hope they get what they deserve and for me proper lang siguro kung mas mataas ang kitain nila sa mga ibang nag-oopisinahan lang jan sa tabi-tabi, in korea, they have what they call as the 3-D jobs, dirty, dangerous, and difficult, almost no koreans would want to take these jobs that’s why unemployment is also a problem in korea, kasi mapili ang mga koreano, it’s too bad to think na mga pinoy ang mga kumakagat ng mga ganitong jobs doon but if you think of it, malaking tulong siya sa mga kababayan natin…^^ whatever the job is, we have to be proud of it especially if we do it with passion…^^
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AMBO Reply:
December 7th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
/lordmanila/ idol! madaming ganyan dito sa atin eh. akala mo kung sinong mayaman at mataas ang sahod makapag trabaho lang sa opisina. nakapagsuot lang ng magarang uniform akala mo kung sino na. kung titingnan mo naman ang wallet, walang laman. hehehe
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lav,
i’m gonna give you an assignment. would that be ok?
there was a show here in the US on primetime TV, 2 mexican trash collectors until they became old. These couple started when they immigrated from Mexico and with that job were not only feeding (obviouly) their family but sent their kid to Harvard Univ who eventually graduated in medicine I believe. it was heart wrenching and the son was very proud of them. as a matter of fact, after graduation the parents were still working (collecting trash).
i know that was not filipino - but i honestly don’t see nothing with them doing that. if it’s a lowly job, it’s because society dictates that that is a shitty job. our filipino society is the worst crap ever. proof? read the want ads on the sunday papers. is there any sense of equal opportunity at all? nada. zero! zilch! zit! pisses me off!
those politicians who are wearing shining shoes, flashy cars, signature clothes, vacation to Spain and Europe who’s got allowance in millions and can write checks till hell freezes over coz they think our monies ar theirs are the ones worst than trash. fk them alll!!! grrrr!!
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AMBO Reply:
December 7th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
/reynz/ sige give me time to do that assignment hehehe. wag ka ng mainit ang ulo sige ka tatanda kang bigla. hehe
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pinoys generally look down on people who work menial jobs in the country. but the sad thing is, these people provide the backbone and support for those working in higher positions.
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AMBO Reply:
December 7th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
/monaco/ ewan ko ba kung bakit ganun ang mentality ng ilang pinoy. kawawa na nga kinakawawa pa. kelan kaya ang pagbabago na yan?
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Woo! Hoo! Panalo tong si ate sa bilis. Parang cartoons lang :P
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AMBO Reply:
December 7th, 2007 at 12:54 pm
/kk/ hehehe o laban ka jan kapatid? bilib naman ako sa mga yan. ilang libo kaya nagagawa nyan sa isang araw? atleast they help para sa environment na din di ba?
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ay, ganun din dito. mag antay ka minsan ng kalahating taon para lang may mag pintura ng bahay. tapos ang mahal ng labor talaga. at eto pa, they can afford to close their shop and go on a vacation. matuk mo yan :) sana maging ganyan din sa pinas sa madaling panahon ano?
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AMBO Reply:
December 7th, 2007 at 6:11 pm
Mommy Kengks, hanggang wish na lang yata tayo. Me pag-asa pa ba tayo? Gusto ko sanang umasa, pero kelan pa? Pag wala na tayong lahat ng bloggers at mga anak na natin ang papalit sa trono natin?
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gusto ko na ngang lumipat ng raket dito sa Merika eh. kase yung mga ganung trabaho mas okey ang sweldo. para madaling yumaman at nang makauwi na. kaya lang minsan, sinisisi ko magulang ko, ba’t ako sinanay sa magaang buhay at luho. kaya tuloy kahit na anong try ko di ko kayanin. (naks, spolied brate dating) heheh.
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anyhoo, tutut yun, mas malaki nga sweldo dito nung mga astig na trabaho kesa dun sa petik petik lang. dapat pala, di na ko nagtapos mag-kolehiyo, nag vocational na lang. lakas raket nung mga tubero, electrician, mekaniko, ganun. kung di ka rin lang doktor o abugago, mag ganun ka na lang.
naisipan okng lumipat ng career dati. kaso mo, di ako pwede electrician, malakas kuryente ko di ba? takot ako. kaya tubero pede pa, ala mrio brothers. kaya lang hndi ako mahilig sa tubo eh… magpalinis ng tubo pede. mekaniko mas okey, kasi mahilig ako magkaka-likot. makapag-aral nga ulet.
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AMBO Reply:
December 9th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
Naks spoiled brat pala ha, eto sayo *wagapak* haha. Totoo nga yan repapips. Yung mga insan ko nasa Alaska hayun mangingisda kahit super lamig at nagyeyelo. Pero naman ang laki ng kita. Kaya mga bigtime hehe. Kaya mo yan tutal mahilig ka naman palang mangalikot at magpalinis ng tubo lols
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Ours is a society ruled by the oligarchy or to simply put it ruled by a few. This is what we inherited from the Spanish. Despite attempts to change our views by the Japanese and American colonizers, the rich has somehow reinvented themselves and succeeded to keep the status quo. Our country will never prosper in a social system like ours. Just look at how the party list system has a smaller voice despite a bigger representation. The best is to do away with district representation and shift to a purely party list congress. Let these district lords spend through their noses if they want to win a seat in congress.
The proper recognition is also not given to the workers who toil in the background. The blue-collar worker is the backbone of business. This should be the views that we should promote, Sadly, we go back to what I stated above. This is the reason why those who advocate social reforms are simply branded as communist.
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