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The WMCW endorses the speech given by Pope Leo XIV to popular movements on Thursday. It is an essential text. It confirms the Pope's commitment to a direction that was already that of Francis. A rejection of global injustices and an unjust system. And above all, a way of thinking that is no longer ‘for’ the poor – those on the margins – but based on them, on their ‘sacred’ rights to land, housing and work. Three of our representatives participated in this assembly: Xaro Castelló, Anna Luque and Maria del Mar González.
Here are some excerpts from this text:"(...) Is demanding land, housing and work for the excluded a “new thing”? Seen from the centres of global power, certainly not; those who have financial security and comfortable housing may consider these demands somewhat outdated. The truly “new” things seem to be autonomous vehicles, fashionable objects or clothing, high-end mobile phones, cryptocurrencies and other such things.
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World Day for Decent Work is a day to commemorate the struggles and achievements of the labour movement and workers worldwide. This day recognises the historic fight for fair wages, safe working conditions, and social justice.
Each WMCW member has their own labour issues arising from their own cultural, geographical, political and economic situations. On the celebration of the World Day for Decent Work 2025, the Singapore movement shares the reality of work in their country.
In Singapore, work appears highly regulated by laws mandating, for example, overtime limits, medical, annual and parental leave. Recently, steps were taken to ensure at least industrial accident protection for ‘gig’ workers of online vehicle hire platforms.
But the long-standing mantra of ‘tripartism’, ostensibly meaning partnership between labour, business and government, remains at best ambivalent to decent work, because in reality, it justifies co-opting unions. Singapore workers continue to clock in long hours daily. Constant availability is part of work culture expectations.
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The International Council of the World Movement of Christian Workers (WMCW) met from July 11 to 15, 2025, at the Savelberg Retreat Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. As usual, the Council meeting was preceded by the Executive Committee meeting, held from July 8 to 10, 2025.
The meeting was marked by three key highlights:
- Deliberations on various topics related to MMTC’s life, such as the realities of member movements, spiritual accompaniment, finances, affiliation of new movements, and more.
- The Eucharistic celebration, led by the international chaplain and animated by members of the Kenyan movement.
- A field visit to one of the grassroots groups in the Diocese of Nairobi, which runs a project transforming collected plastic waste as part of local environmental protection efforts.
Below are some photos illustrating the activities:
Bureau members
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Mr Chairman,
Mr Managing Director,
Ladies and Gentlemen Delegates,
I am speaking as co-president of the World Movement of Christian Workers. Today, it brings together more than 50 organisations from four continents.
We welcome the clarity and commitment expressed in the Director General's Report. We share his diagnosis: the link between employment, rights and growth is weakening in a context of growing discontent, insecurity and inequality. We see this in our communities, among impoverished and precarious workers with no access to social protection or real participation.
The statement that work is a question of "respect for the dignity" of each person resonates fully with our Christian vision of work as a means of personal fulfilment, service to the common good and fraternity between peoples.
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Since 1890, May Day has been known as a day to demonstrate and demand workers' rights. It is also a day to celebrate the gains and achievements of the working class. On this occasion, the World Movement of Christian Workers invites its members to join with other workers around the world to "always call attention to the dignity and rights of those who work, to condemn situations in which this dignity and these rights are violated, and to help bring about changes that will ensure authentic progress for man and society" (Pope John Paul II, Encyclical Laborem Exercens). In 2025, the call is made through this message written by the Reunion Island Movement.
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Since its inception, International Women's Day has been an opportunity to show the world that no development is possible as long as millions of girls and women continue to suffer discrimination of all kinds, have their fundamental rights trampled underfoot, and endure violence of all kinds. For the WMCW, men and women are created equal by God, have the same mandate to steward creation, and enjoy the same prerogatives and rights. Within this framework, the WMCW will spare no effort in the struggle for "a world in which every woman and girl can exercise her freedoms and choices and know and enjoy all her rights, including the right to live free from violence, the right to education, the right to participate in decision-making and the right to equal pay for equal work". (UN)
On the occasion of the celebration of International Women's Day 2025, the Indian movement urges us, on the basis of its concrete achievements in favor of women's empowerment, to redouble our efforts in our commitment to contribute to the realization of a just and sustainable world.
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The Migration, understood here, as "the movement of people from one place to another to settle in a new place[1]," is a natural phenomenon that has existed since the beginning of time. Nevertheless, the dramatic increase in the number of asylum seekers that the world is experiencing today underscores the catastrophic living conditions of our time. Indeed, "migrants often flee situations of oppression, abuse, insecurity, discrimination, and lack of development prospects”[2].
On International Migrants Day, the member movements of the WMCW reflect on the situation of migrant workers. For this year 2024, our reflections and actions proposed by the LOAC Maurice movement focus on the living and working conditions of migrants on the island.
A group of migrant workers takes part in the May 1, 2024 demonstration in the streets of Paris
Republic of Mauritius is a settlement country with its diverse population from Europe, Africa, Madagascar, Asia and China. Mauritians carry with them a history of colonialism, slavery and indentured servitude[3]. The country was built on migration and this phenomenon continues to this day, in various forms...
It is challenging to determine the exact number of migrants in Mauritius! This is because temporary or long-term settlement in the country is managed by different entities without any real coordination: the Ministry of Labor, the Ministry of Education, the Board of Investment, the Prime Minister's Office and more. Furthermore, when it comes to this migratory phenomenon, the common language speaks volumes: "expatriates" for those from developed countries and "migrants" for those from Third World countries...
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The promotion of social justice and an economy for life to which our movement is committed for the next 4 years is only possible if every man and woman has access to decent work, i.e. a job, appropriate remuneration (in cash or in kind), safety at work and healthy working conditions. Unfortunately, trends in the current global political situation seem intent on wiping out the few gains and small steps made so far in terms of personal rights and freedoms. The spectacular rise to power of extreme right-wing parties poses an unprecedented threat to the values of democracy, the rule of law, equality and fairness.
On the celebration of the World Day for Decent Work on October 7, 2024, we join the movements of Europe in their declaration against the rise to power of extreme right-wing parties and their effects on the enjoyment of personal rights and decent work.
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From July 12 to 16, 2024, members of the MMTC International Council met in Murcia, Spain, for their annual meeting. Apart from Co-Chairman Tarcisio Njue Kithinji, who was unable to obtain a visa to travel to Spain, all other members were present. As usual, the Council was preceded by the preparatory meeting of the Bureau.
The opening session was attended and addressed by a number of personalities, including the representative of the local union working for health and safety at work, and HOAC's senior executives at both national and local level.
In their work, the councilors addressed a number of points, notably the life of the movements in the regions, the programming of activities, the finances at the service of projects, regional seminars, spiritual accompaniment, not forgetting the evaluation of the progress of activities in the past period.
Photos of the highlights of the meeting are attached.
Photo 1: Bureau members in Murcia
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The 112th ILO Conference is being held in Geneva from 3 to 14 June 2024. The tripartite discussions bring together representatives of governments, employers‘ unions and workers’ unions. NGOs also take part, without voting rights and as observers. 3 topics are proposed this year - fundamental principles and rights at work - biological hazards - decent work and the care economy. The WMCW, represented by Christine Isturiz, has chosen to follow the latter theme. The care economy accounts for 11% of global GDP and 381 million jobs worldwide, 3/4 of this unpaid work being done by women. Women are also very present in paid employment. Achieving gender equality is therefore a major challenge. The IYCW and CIJOC are also present.
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Acción pública en Francia realizada por el Colectivo "Ethique sur l'étiquette" #soldées
Humanity is living through its most dramatic moment since the industrial revolution of the 18th century, and life on the planet has never been so threatened.
The consumerism implemented by the capitalist mode of production, the accelerated destruction of our common home, Mother Earth, the concentration of wealth in the hands of 1% of the world's families, the advance of imperialism and its war industry, the investment of trillions of dollars to develop their domains and appropriate the natural resources of the peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin America are affecting our lives.
Alongside all this, the control of billions of people by algorithms, pushing them to live and believe in a parallel universe, where fake news becomes "truth", creating fertile ground for fascism. Just look at what has happened in Bolsonaro's Brazil, in today's Argentina, in Ecuador, El Salvador, Hungary and in the advance of the far right in civilized Europe.
In this frightening scenario, the serious leaders of the working class - who represent by far the majority of the world's exploited population - are looking for ways out, because they understand that this is a decisive moment in history.
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From 26 March to 31 March 2024, the Bureau met in the Rwandan capital, Kigali. In the margins of the meeting, the Bureau met with the MTC chaplain of the Archdiocese of Kigali and representatives of MTC-Rwanda. At the end of the meeting, the Bureau paid a 2-day visit to the Uganda Movement (CWM-UGANDA), a country bordering Rwanda. Below are photos of some of these activities.
Photo 1: Les membres du Bureau en compagnie des représentants du Comité national du MTC - Rwanda
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