March 8th, 2021: “ Women Leaders for a Future of Equality and Fullness of Life in the Context of the COVID19 Pandemic"
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We commemorate International Women's Day, in memory of the momentous event that marked the history of labour and trade union struggle around the world on March 8, 1908. On this date 129 women died in a fire in the Cotton factory in New York, USA, after they went on strike and stayed at their workplace. The reason: a reduction of the working day to 10 hours, equal pay for the same work as men, and to overcome the poor working conditions they suffered.
From our own journey and our own perspectives as women activists and members of the WMCW, we take on the dedication of the year 2021 at the global level with the slogan: "Women leaders: For an egalitarian future in the world of Covid-19". Our daily contribution to the construction of relations of equality and the enjoyment of the Integral Well-being of our families, communities and peoples is still undervalued and made invisible by a society of consumption and discarding..
INFOR February 2021: "The Fight for Justice"
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We cannot talk about decent work if workers do not receive a just remuneration and if their working conditions do not respect their health and physical and moral integrity. In this INFOR issue, we present an analysis about ILO recommendations, especially in relation to the social thought of Church, as well as testimonies from WMCW movement members in the four continents.
Statement by the MIACs movements: "From crisis to conversion, an invitation to a more humane world"
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The International Specialised Catholic Action Movements (Miacs) represent more than 500 movements around the world with a great diversity of countries, cultures and backgrounds. Since the beginning of the Covid pandemic we have been reflecting together on this crisis and wish to share some thoughts and actions.
The pandemic has brutally aggravated pre-existing problems: unemployment, inequalities between gender, between rich and poor, within and between countries, and domestic violence. Various needs including access to healthcare, social security, working conditions, health, food, education, reception of migrants are growing as is the visibility of these problems and the national debt.
The pandemic has made these situations unbearable, as illustrated by the reports of IYCW on the impact of Covid on young workers, FIMARC on farmers and fisherfolk, and MIDADE on the living conditions of children. A system that fails to solve these roblems or to prevent them from worsening, needs to change.
International Migrants' Day: "What is our Human and Christian Responsibility in the Life of a Migrant?
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The migrants occupy a very special place and deserve the greatest attention among others. There are millions of migrants around the world, and the numbers are increasing continuously. One of the vital missions as Catholics is to be in solidarity with the weakest and the suffering of our society. Our confessional allegiances must be challenged by the realities in which we find ourselves. We must free ourselves from institutional bondages. Migration is one of the many expressions of marginalisation that affects the poor. The main reason is because of its compulsory nature and the injustices it represents, migration calls for a commitment to fight against it, in the name of the liberated God.
The global crisis caused by Covid-19 pandemic, resulted in millions of migrants loosing the jobs and to be fled to their own countries penniless. This had affected migrants both physically and mentally. Economic instability is another major woe against dignified human living. The pandemic has reminded us how essential co-responsibility is and that only with the contribution of everyone; even of those groups so often underestimated can we face this crisis. Drawing close to others often means being willing to take risks as so many medical staff have taught us during the Covid-19 pandemic.
