Dignity of Work & Rights of Workers

1. Dignity of Work & Rights of Workers

2. What is your view of work? What is the purpose of work? What work is valued in society? If you won the lottery, would you still work? Work, work, work

3. Work is a way of fulfilling our human potential to create and fulfilling our human dignity to take care of our needs. • Work is for the benefit of the worker and society. • Product of work is secondary. Dignity of Work

4. Provides necessities for life for self and others. • Using natural gifts and talents • Enhances the good of the community. • Work is central to who we are as persons • Made in the image and likeness of a creative God. Goodness of work

5. Read 170-173 Complex issues - where do we begin? What evidence of direct charity and social advocacy do you see to address the problem?

6. Are student athletes fairly compensated? • Dr. Tony Lazzara “Patients of a Saint” • ½ page reflection • What is Dr. Tony’s view of work? • How does the idea of calling or vocation enter into his understanding of work? • What sustains Dr. Tony through his work?

7. Responsibility to work - necessary to fulfill one’s potential and dignity and to live in right relationship. Rights of workers - conditions necessary for dignified work Rights and responsibilities of work

8. Unemployment - strain on individuals & families • Workers used as a means of production • Treated like other materials that are bought & sold. • Can be seen as tools rather than persons. • Barriers to work • Lack of education, training, transportation, discrimination. Barriers to justice

9. Read 180-184. Answer questions 10, 11, & 12 on page 185 in your notes.

10. Subjective aspect of work - the experience of the worker • Objective aspect of work - what the worker produces • Work should serve the good of people doing it, so the subjective aspect if primary.

11. Right to work Just wage - enough to support a worker and their family Respect for family life - ex. Maternity/Paternity leave http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/12/12/among-38-nations-u-s-is-the-holdout-when-it-comes-to-offering-paid-parental-leave/ Safe work environment Possibility to unionize Equal treatment Private property & economic initiative Rights of workers

12. Include the following elements: • Explain the Social Issue that was addressed. • Describe the service experiences that caused you to pick this issue (Awareness) • Each person in the group should share. • Analysis of the social issue - why does it exist and what can be done? • PP presentation, video, class discussion of social issue, paper. • Action - Describe your what you did for your project. • Describe the reaction of those you interacted with. • Assess the impact your project had. • Share pictures, posters, flyers, etc. with the class. • Due Tuesday, April 8 Advocacy Project Presentations

13. Read 186-194. Answer questions 16 & 18. Homework

14. Responsibility for welfare of workers falls primarily on employers • Welfare of workers also aided by indirect employers - all institutions that regulate what employers may and may not do. • Working together through: • Political activism, purchasing power, voice in the workplace. • Would you pay more for fair trade products? Solidarity

15. World economy is tied together by interdependent relationships • Working conditions around the world are affected by US business and consumer practice. Solidarity and Globalization

16. Goodness of work • Barriers to just work • Objective & subjective aspects of work • Rights of workers • Just wage • Solidarity in the workplace • Indirect employer, effect of globalization of economy Quiz on Friday

17. Coltan mining in the Congo • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF-sJgcoY20