Question

Provide an example of one social, one political, one economic issue that affect aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people and discuss the impact of these issues in relation to workplace

Answer 1

Aboriginal and Torres Straight islander people are termed to be indigenous group believed to be originating about 65000 years ago. They are the oldest people community.

Social:Due to their believes that the society was created by the ancestors make them more attached to the land where they live.The assimilation has lead to a sense of grief and loss .This impact them straightly by increasing mental health disorders like depression, schizophrenia, dependent on drugs,increased suicidal rate hence it has to be addressed for saving this age old tradition on the grounds of humanity and its rights. In workplace it makes them to strive for equality and equity from being isolated and affect their working capacity.

Political:The paternalistic policies laid on them can impact the them

directly and make them to involve in substance use,violence, gambling.In workplace they are discriminated on the grounds of racism leading to poor performance and stress.

Economic:Poor education leads to increase in the number of unemployment ,financial burdens,homeless,lack of maintaining good health.In work place they face difficulty in handling tasks due to their very low education level or placed under a very low designation which offer very low wages to run their families.