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The World Movement of Christian Workers will gather in Spain for its International Seminar and General Assembly

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From the 15th to the 21st of July, 120 delegates representing Catholic movements of workers from 42 countries and under the motto “Land, Roof and Work for a dignified life” will gather in the University of Mystic in Avila.

During the International Seminar, to be held from Saturday 15th to Tuesday 18th of July, the focus will be set on the issues of how to build a solidary society, the current threats to human dignity and the situation of the right to work, analysed from the perspective of the employment situation of the workers and that knowledge provided by the delegates of the regions of the World Catholic Movement Workers (WCMW) of the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe. During the inauguration we will have the Mayor and the Bishop of Avila, as well as other political, trade union and eclesiastical prominent figures.

The director of the ILO office in Spain is forseen to participate in the dialogue as well as representatives of the International Trade Union sphere and popular movements, to speak about the world employment situation, the trends, the present and the past. Pope Francis´ perspective on human work shall be presented by the Bishop of the Workers´ Pastoral (Pastoral Obrera) of the Spanish Episcopal Conference. This is also a very important moment in the history of WCMW, as it celerates 50 year of commitment with the evangelization of the world of work.

The work will continue during the General Assembly, which will begin on Wednesday 19th and end on the 21st of July. During the Assembly the activities carried out during the past 4 years will be evaluated, elections will be held for the co-preidency, the treasurer, the chaplain and the International Council (coordinatin structure), Moreover, the approval of the Action Plan and proposals for actions for WCMW and its affiliates for the years 2017-2012 will take place. The president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, Ricardo Blázquez will participate in the Assembly.

Communication and internet.

Both events will develop wth a communication strategy that will have an impact on the web www.mmtc-infor.com and the social profiles of this world movement. In this regard, Twitter and Facebook will use the hashtag #3TVD for following the events and conversation with the public. For the coordination of such strategy and to respond to the media, the Office of Communication has been created, coordinated by Abraham Canales, director of magazine “Noticias Obreras” (workers news).

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