02/15/2008, 00.00
KOREA
Send to a friend

Govt must listen to those in society who are treated like slaves, says Justice and Peace Commission

In response to a law adopted to ostensibly manage irregular work, the Church calls on Catholics to oppose unjust employment practices. Solidarity and human dignity should be promoted as much as economic growth.

Seoul (AsiaNews) – Like Christ Catholics should listen to the cry of those who are victim of an unjust labour market and do all they can to change the situation which is destroying people and families, this according to a message that the Justice and Peace Commission of the Bishops’ Conference will release this coming Sunday.

In it Commission Chairman Mgr Boniface Choi Ki-san will call on the government to change the law on irregular work approved last Monday because the legislation is unfair to many workers offering no solution to their predicament.

For the bishop “efforts must be made to place human dignity first, especially in the workplace. We must show sympathy to those who do not have a regular job and express our solidarity towards them. The Church shall do all in its power to regularise the situation of its own employs wherever it can.”

Lastly “I pray that our society [. . .] may have positive concern for the socially weak and practice sharing what we have with them in the spirit of common good, solidarity and human dignity, not just pursuing efficiency and economic growth,” said Bishop Choi.

TAGs
Send to a friend
Printable version
CLOSE X
See also
For Fr Tom, abducted in Yemen, Holy Thursday prayer and adoration for the martyrs
21/03/2016 14:57
"We are optimistic," says Paul Bhatti as Rimsha Masih's bail hearing postponed to Friday
03/09/2012
Catholic music to promote dialogue in Ambon, the city of sectarian violence
17/10/2018 13:29
Church leads the way in helping Vietnam cope with its educational emergency
11/03/2016 17:00
Tensions between Seoul and Pyongyang rise as Cold War fears cast a shadow over Korea
12/02/2016 15:14


Newsletter

Subscribe to Asia News updates or change your preferences

Subscribe now
“L’Asia: ecco il nostro comune compito per il terzo millennio!” - Giovanni Paolo II, da “Alzatevi, andiamo”