Anti-Negative Tattoos Stigma in the Philippine Employment Systems


Anti-Negative Tattoos Stigma in the Philippine Employment Systems
The Issue
It is a common problem faced by Tattooed job seekers to experience prejudice in applying for work. Being covered in tattoo here in the Philippines has a lot of stereotypes, just like if you were having a lot of it in your skin you are a drug addict, a criminal or an indecent person. These misconceptions lead to difficulties on getting a permanent job. Businesses and other organizations often include in their job requirements that the applicant must not have a visible tattoo, and this is the reason why many people who are interested in the art of tattoo just set aside their desire of putting one in their bodies and the people who are already inked? well, they usually find themselves jobless.
This Petition aims to break the Negative Stigma about Tattoos to help those people who are being treated unequally and receiving unjust criticism for having an ink-based art on their own skin. We wanted most of our workplaces to have a room, open for acceptance. We want to open the mind of people that...
TATTOOS:
- Can't determine one's Ethics and values.
- Can't determine one's skills and knowledge.
- Can't justify one's kindness or evilness.
- Can't be used as a fact checker.
- Can't be a basis for judgements.
- "Tattoos are just Expressions."
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The Issue
It is a common problem faced by Tattooed job seekers to experience prejudice in applying for work. Being covered in tattoo here in the Philippines has a lot of stereotypes, just like if you were having a lot of it in your skin you are a drug addict, a criminal or an indecent person. These misconceptions lead to difficulties on getting a permanent job. Businesses and other organizations often include in their job requirements that the applicant must not have a visible tattoo, and this is the reason why many people who are interested in the art of tattoo just set aside their desire of putting one in their bodies and the people who are already inked? well, they usually find themselves jobless.
This Petition aims to break the Negative Stigma about Tattoos to help those people who are being treated unequally and receiving unjust criticism for having an ink-based art on their own skin. We wanted most of our workplaces to have a room, open for acceptance. We want to open the mind of people that...
TATTOOS:
- Can't determine one's Ethics and values.
- Can't determine one's skills and knowledge.
- Can't justify one's kindness or evilness.
- Can't be used as a fact checker.
- Can't be a basis for judgements.
- "Tattoos are just Expressions."
39
Petition created on May 20, 2022