The violence against women and girls occurs all over the world. While some countries condemn it strongly, a great part of world population still considers it as “normal”. However, this violence, not only undermines women’s integrity, reduces their access to the essential services and resources.
We are grateful for many men and women who continue, courageously, to advocate for the elimination of violence against women and girls. All supporting initiative is commendable and its effects will be felt, through Christ, in all the areas of Church life.
WMCW on the occasion of 8th March (International Day of Women) declares that we are ready to face to any attempt to excuse, cover up or justify the violence. We declare that this violence is an offence against God, humanity and earth.
Our struggle is to work for eliminating violence against women and girls in its different forms (sexual, religious, psychological,…) and to promote their dignity.
We must no longer to cover our ears before the despair cries, nor stifle them keeping in silence or locking within the four walls of home by pride, fear, honour or safety...because the violence against women and girls is a sin.
In Rome, in May 1961, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the encyclical “Rerum Novarum”, delegates from 42 movements decided to create a worldwide movement of Christian workers. This creation is part of a world in turmoil after the Second World War. It also comes after many exchanges and debates between the founding movements. The obstacles were many related to the history of countries and churches, languages, and movements themselves. But the WMCW birth was made possible thanks to the willingness of each movement to open up to others, to accept differences as a richness in order to open up to the universal and to make cultures dialogue in common project that goes beyond national interests. This creation of an international movement is part of the context of the Vatican Council II, which gives the Catholic Church a great breath of renewal and hope.
In 2000, the UN General Assembly declared 18 December as International Migrants Day. International Migrants Day recognizes the contributions of migrants and the need to protect and promote the rights of all migrants. Most Civil Society and Workers’ Organization recognize 18 December as International Day of Solidarity with all migrant workers and their families, especially the vulnerable ones.
In 2019, there are around 272 million international migrants. Millions are crossing borders seeking new opportunities for decent work and life for themselves and their families.
18 December - International Migrants Day aims to promote respect and protect, social, labour, and human rights of all migrants and members of their families. Every migrant is a human being with human rights. Migrant workers are not commodities.
According to ILO(1), in 2018 the majority of the 3,300 million people employed in the world suffered deficits in material well-being, economic security and equal opportunities, and lacked sufficient margin for human development. In 2016, 61 per cent of the world's working population was in informal employment. By 2018, more than a quarter of workers in low- and lower-middle-income countries were living in extreme or moderate poverty. There were also 172 million unemployed people in the world (unemployment rate 5%). By 2020, 174 million people are expected to be unemployed.
For the Social Doctrine of the Church (SDC), work is a fundamental right of every person, it is a good and everyone has the right to decent work. The SDC defends the primacy of labour over capital as a fundamental principle. The rights of workers and their families are the criterion from which human work should be organised, the conditions in which it is carried out and, in reality, the whole economy.
- WMCW STATEMENT - INTERNATIONAL LABOUR AY- 1st MAY
- 8th MARCH, 2019: "Before being a Woman, a Woman is a Human Being"
- Solidarity message: December 18th, International Day of Migrant Workers
- 7th October 2018: WMCW Message on the World Day of Action for Decent Work
- WMCW Prayer for Decent Work - October 7th, 2018
- Tripartism Plus - Rethinking Social Dialogue in Times of Globalisation and Informalisation
- ILO Conference 2018, Geneva: Rethinking Social Dialogue in times of Globalization and Informalization
- May 1st, 2018 : Message from the WMCW
- March 8th, 2018: Declaration of the World Movement of Christian Workers (WMCW)
- Final Declaration of the International Meeting of Workers' Organisations, Rome, November 2017
- Message of Pope Francis to the participants in the International Conference “From Populorum progressio to Laudato si’”, Vatican City, November 23rd-24th, 2017
- Prayer for 7th October, 2017
- The World Movement of Christian Workers will gather in Spain for its International Seminar and General Assembly
- Final Statement of the International Seminar and General Assembly of WMCW - Ávila (Spain) 2017
- WMCW May 1st Statement: "Long Live the Working Class!"
- Preparation of the International Seminar AVILA 2017 "LET’S BUILD A FAIR, FRATERNAL, SOLIDARITY AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY"
- Prayer for the 7th October: World Day of Decent Work in the WMCW
- Rome 2016: 3rd World Meeting of Popular Movements "A cry of hope"
- WMCW International Council and ECWM Coordination meetings to prepare their next General Assembly
- Being a Woman: A Statement of the World Movement of Christian Workers on the occasion of the International Women's Day, March 8th