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8th MARCH, 2019: "Before being a Woman, a Woman is a Human Being"

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“The LORD God then built up into a woman the rib that he had taken from the man. When he brought her to the man, the man said: "This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; This one shall be called 'woman,' for out of 'her man' this one has been taken." That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one body.”

"By creating the human being man and woman, God gives personal dignity equally to the one and the other" (Catechism of the Catholic Church No. 2393). This means that God, by granting equal dignity to men and women, invites us to build together a human community in dignity.

Despite the fact that in 1975, United Nations proclaimed 8th March as "International Women's Day" and that we have been almost 20 years of the 21st century, violence and discrimination against women persist in the social position, in the opportunities and treatment. Even in democratic countries where the law is supposed to guarantee equal rights between men and women, the media continues to denounce the existence of rapes and attacks against women.

The problem lies in the normality with which this situation is assumed. So in families, in workplaces, in neighbourhoods ... violence and sexual harassment leave them defenceless; and in the name of the tranquillity of the system and economic prosperity, the female workers are still exploited physically and morally without strength to resist.

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Solidarity message: December 18th, International Day of Migrant Workers

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LONG LIVE INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY!
MIGRANT SOLIDARITY MESSAGE 18TH DECEMBER - THE INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY

We call for change, to mobilize and organized for decent work, and access to justice for all migrant workers. We continue to advocate that governments and employers respect and protect the rights of all migrant workers and their families, to overcome discrimination of migrant workers, and to overcome the division of the people using race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.

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7th October 2018: WMCW Message on the World Day of Action for Decent Work

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Many workers cannot have a decent life; their wages are not enough to live, employment is precarious, they suffer from poor working conditions, their work causes them illnesses and the right to unionise is denied. And, to all this, we must add child labour exploitation.

A high percentage of workers in the South, work in the informal sector: their employment situation is uncertain, job security is not guaranteed, they earn so little money that neither they nor their families can escape poverty. Access to education, health, housing and food is very limited. Most lack insurance to guarantee protection in the disease and in old age. Decent work and access to social protection and services, such as education, are essential in order to lead a dignified life.

The capitalist world system exercises structural violence. The rich countries of the North impose their economic power on the poor Southern countries. They exploit their raw materials while exporting their subsidized agricultural products, thus destroying the local economy. Multinational companies buy land, violating property and customary rights, and the subsistence of the population. Politicians try to alienate the millions of people fleeing the poverty of Europe's borders.

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WMCW Prayer for Decent Work - October 7th, 2018

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Tripartism Plus - Rethinking Social Dialogue in Times of Globalisation and Informalisation

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The NGO workshop entitled “Tripartism plus - Rethinking Social Dialogue in times of globalisation and informalization” was jointly organized by the International Catholic Centre of Geneva (CCIG), Kolping International/the German Commission for Justice and Peace (GCJP), the International Coordination of Young Christians Workers (ICYCW), International Young Christian Workers (IYCW), and the World Movement of Christian Workers (WMCW), with the collaboration of Women in Informal Economy: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO). Furthermore, the event was made possible with the support of the World Council of Churches (WCC).

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ILO Conference 2018, Geneva: Rethinking Social Dialogue in times of Globalization and Informalization

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Social dialogue includes all types of negotiation, consultation and exchange of information between or among representatives of governments, employers and workers on issues of common interest relating to economic and social policy. Social dialogue gives people a voice and a stake in their societies and workplaces. It is, therefore, central to the functioning of the ILO itself.

In conjunction with the 107th International Labour Conference, this event seeks to raise awareness about opportunities and challenges associated with social dialogue, highlighting its potential and limits in our societies, as well as to facilitate a creative discussion on the different positions and approaches to reinforcing Social Dialogue within and beyond the ILO, at the national and local level. The event also intends to focus on cases where social dialogue is important to create new understandings for the need to protect informal workers and other vulnerable groups in precarious work situations.

For more information on the topic, consult ILO Reports “Social Dialogue and Tripartism” and “Ending violence and harassment in the world of work”.

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  1. May 1st, 2018 : Message from the WMCW
  2. March 8th, 2018: Declaration of the World Movement of Christian Workers (WMCW)
  3. Final Declaration of the International Meeting of Workers' Organisations, Rome, November 2017
  4. Message of Pope Francis to the participants in the International Conference “From Populorum progressio to Laudato si’”, Vatican City, November 23rd-24th, 2017
  5. Prayer for 7th October, 2017
  6. The World Movement of Christian Workers will gather in Spain for its International Seminar and General Assembly
  7. Final Statement of the International Seminar and General Assembly of WMCW - Ávila (Spain) 2017
  8. WMCW May 1st Statement: "Long Live the Working Class!"
  9. Preparation of the International Seminar AVILA 2017 "LET’S BUILD A FAIR, FRATERNAL, SOLIDARITY AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY"
  10. Prayer for the 7th October: World Day of Decent Work in the WMCW
  11. Rome 2016: 3rd World Meeting of Popular Movements "A cry of hope"
  12. WMCW International Council and ECWM Coordination meetings to prepare their next General Assembly
  13. Being a Woman: A Statement of the World Movement of Christian Workers on the occasion of the International Women's Day, March 8th
  14. Message of the WMCW on the occasion of Labour Day 2016

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