CST 101 | The Dignity of Work and Rights of Workers — Transcript

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1. 0:08for us as believers the dignity of work
2. 0:13comes out of a whole theology of
3. 0:15creation in Genesis we see that God has
4. 0:20made creation and entrusted to us the
5. 0:25continuation of his work work is God's
6. 0:29gift to us we're able to use the
7. 0:33different gifts that God has given us
8. 0:35physical gifts spiritual mental gifts to
9. 0:38make the world a better place because
10. 0:40the church recognizes that every person
11. 0:42is created in God's image and likeness
12. 0:44and therefore has inherent dignity we
13. 0:46also recognize that work exists for
14. 0:48people people don't exist for work so
15. 0:52recognizing the rights of workers is one
16. 0:53of the ways that we honor the dignity of
17. 0:55every person among the things that we
18. 0:58need to uphold the the just wage of safe
19. 1:02working conditions and the possibility
20. 1:06of the worker to participate in the
21. 1:08fruits of his life Catholic teaching
22. 1:11holds that workers have the right to
23. 1:12dignified work as well as to time for
24. 1:15leisure and rest and they have the right
25. 1:17to benefits such as sick leave and
26. 1:19maternity leave and paternity leave and
27. 1:22health care workers have a right to
28. 1:24adequate support in their retirement and
29. 1:26also to choose to form unions if that's
30. 1:29what they like to do Catholic teaching
31. 1:31also holds that workers have
32. 1:33responsibilities they have the
33. 1:35responsibility to provide a fair day's
34. 1:38work for a fair day's wage managers and
35. 1:41supervisors and employers can make
36. 1:43decisions in their workplaces that
37. 1:45uphold the rights of workers that
38. 1:47provide decent wages and a safe working
39. 1:49environment we have situations here
40. 1:52right in here in our neighborhood where
41. 1:54we've seen people that were not
42. 1:56employable and the best thing is when
43. 1:59they can get back on their feet with the
44. 2:03help of church and our diocese and
45. 2:06program
46. 2:06that will help them find a job with
47. 2:09meaning all of a sudden the neighborhood
48. 2:11gets better they feel great about
49. 2:13themselves and there's a harmony that's
50. 2:16created that it really shows the dignity
51. 2:19of work sometimes it can be easy to
52. 2:22forget the workers who are involved in
53. 2:24producing the goods that we consume so
54. 2:25it can be helpful to think back if you
55. 2:28take a cup of coffee thinking all the
56. 2:30way back through the Roasters and to the
57. 2:32farmers who actually grew the beans
58. 2:34there are many workers in that process
59. 2:36and our decisions impact them it's
60. 2:39important that our people be informed
61. 2:41about the different issues around work
62. 2:44in our society and try to promote just
63. 2:47laws and talk to people about the
64. 2:51importance of respecting their crews
65. 2:53rights as consumers we need to be aware
66. 2:56that really every purchasing decision is
67. 2:59a moral decision we can purchase
68. 3:00ethically produced products or Fairtrade
69. 3:03products we can purchase locally and
70. 3:05support local farmers for example all
71. 3:08Catholics need to be aware that the
72. 3:11support of the way that we live our life
73. 3:12of discipleship by promoting human
74. 3:16dignity defending the workers rights
75. 3:18looking for ways to make our society
76. 3:21more attentive to the needs of those who
77. 3:24are most vulnerable
78. 3:26[Music]
79. 3:44you