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JUSTICE AND WORK

JUSTICE AND WORK. ‘Whatever your work is, put your heart into is as done for the Lord and not for man, knowing that the Lord will repay you by making you his heirs. It is Christ the Lord you are serving’. Colossians 3: 23 - 24. What is Work?.

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JUSTICE AND WORK

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  1. JUSTICE AND WORK

  2. ‘Whatever your work is, put your heart into is as done for the Lord and not for man, knowing that the Lord will repay you by making you his heirs. It is Christ the Lord you are serving’. Colossians 3: 23 - 24

  3. What is Work? • Work is a share in God’s own activity therefore work has dignity God said: ‘Go be fertile and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it’ Gen. 1:28

  4. What is Work? • Work is a way of supporting our family, realizing our dignity, promoting the common good, and participating in God’s creation • This means often doing the ordinary well, making the most of our talents and opportunities, treating others fairly, and with dignity, and working with integrity and creativity

  5. TWO DIMENSIONS OF WORK • Objective Sense of Work • Work is defined as a sustained effort with the intent to produce or accomplish something • The objective dimension of work refers to: the product, outcome of work and the means used to accomplish our task

  6. TWO DIMENSIONS OF WORK • Subjective Sense of Work • Includes the subject, the human person, and his or her involvement in the work. • The value of human work, and the basis of its dignity, rests in the person (subjective dimension), not in the work being done (objective dimension)

  7. THE DIGNITY OF WORK • Work exists for human beings, not human beings for work • The human person is the center of work, therefore labor has priority over capital

  8. POSITIVE DIMENSIONS OF WORK • Work is a fundamental means for people to express and to develop themselves as human beings • It is the ordinary way for us to provide for our material needs • It contributes to the well – being of the larger community • Work is a share in the cross of Christ

  9. RIGHTS OF WORKERS • Right to Employment ‘It is the duty of the society…to help its citizens find opportunities for adequate employment (GS no.67) ‘The government is required to show no less energy and efficiency in providing opportunities for suitable employment,’ (PT no.64).

  10. RIGHTS OF WORKERS • Right to a Just Wage ‘the norms of justice and equity…requires that workers receive a wage sufficient to lead a worthy life of human being and to fulfill family responsibilities properly/ (MM no. 71). ‘The wage ought not to be in any way insufficient for the bodily needs of a thrifty and upright worker.’(RN no. 63).

  11. RIGHTS OF WORKERS • Right of Association ‘Among the basic rights of the human person must be counted the right of freely founding labor unions…another such right is that of taking part freely in the activity of these unions without risk of reprisal’ (GS no.68).

  12. RIGHTS OF WORKERS • Right to a Safe Workplace and Health Care ‘..insurance programs that are established for the general public should not differ markedly whatever be the economic sector in which individuals work or the source of their income’ (MM no.1) ‘If …a worker is forced to accept harder conditions imposed by an employer or contactor, he/she is the victim of violence against which justice cries out’.(RN no. 63).

  13. RIGHTS OF WORKERS • Right to Rest

  14. Strikes: Permissible or Not? • Recourse to a strike is morally legitimate when it cannot be avoided, or at least when it is necessary to obtain a proportionate benefit. • It becomes morally unacceptable when accompanied by violence, or when objectives aren’t directly linked to working conditions or are contrary to the common good

  15. The Philippine Situation • 4.3 million Filipinos need a job, 8 million wish they had a real one, full-time • Since May 1998, 62,000 jobs have been lost • In the countryside, 40% of the Filipinos still work for one third of wages in the city • The basic average wage rate is 120% short of decent living

  16. WORK AND YOU: Toil, Job, Career, Vocation ‘Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great’ - Mark Twain-

  17. ‘Far and away, the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing’ -Theodore Roosevelt- ‘There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and devotion come in – that we do it to God, to Christ, and that’s why we try to do it as beautifully as possible’ - Mother Teresa-

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