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Access to employment and to professions must be open to all without unjust discrimination: men and women, healthy and disabled, natives and immigrants, Pope John Paul II, On Human work 19; 22-23.

-Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits workplace discrimination, showing how we are all equal.
-We are all made in the image and likeness of God, so we need to respect each other
-Man and Woman Wage Gap

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"In many cases, poverty results from a violation  of the dignity of human work, either because work opportunities are limited  (through unemployment or underemployment), or “because a low value is put on  work and the rights that flow from it, especially the right to a just wage and  to the personal security of the worker and his or her family.”  Charity  in Truth #63

-This affects all other 6 themes
-The Church has helped set up labor unions and minimum wage laws
-Lobbied by the Church: Fair Labor Standards Act, which established a federal framework for a shorter workweek, protective child labor laws, and a national minimum wage.
-Sweatshops in Latin America

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"Work is a good thing for man- a good thing for his humanity- because through work man not  only transforms nature, adapting it to his own needs, but he also achieves  fulfillment as a human being and indeed, in a sense, becomes "more a  human being.” On Human Work #9
-Creates unity and a system to work together for the goal of salvation.
-Allows us to share our talents and gifts to benefit others
-Brings about the common good
-TOMS Shoes, buy 2 for price of 1 to help the poor

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"The economic sphere is neither  ethically neutral, or inherently inhuman or opposed to society. It is part and  parcel of human activity and precisely because it is human, it must be  structured and governed in an ethical manner." Charity in Truth  #36

-We have the economy as a tool to help spread the common good, thus we should not be controlled by it. Instead of having business deals to benefit a company and make more profit, we need to think of what will help the most people
-Companies using cheap labor in China

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Each person possesses a basic dignity that comes from God, not from any human quality or accomplishment, not from race or gender, age or economic status.

The Common Good, CBCEW, 1996, #13

"Man is called to a fullness of life which far exceeds the dimensions of his earthly existence, because it consists in sharing the very life of God. The loftiness of this supernatural vocation reveals the greatness and the inestimable value of human life even in its temporal phase."
-EVANGELIUM VITAE

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-In 1891 by Pope Leo XIII
-How natural law is the best economic strategy
-During Industrial Revolution

Socialism: Class warfare is all of history? How do you explain Jesus with that? Private property should be used to help others.

A laissez-faire Capitalism: People taking advantage over others is morally wrong. The rich and poor need to reunite

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The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers:

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The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers:

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-Basic rights of workers must  be respected

the right to productive work, to decent and fair wages, to the  organization and joining of unions, to private property, and to economic  initiative

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"At stake is the dignity of the human person, whose defense and promotion have been entrusted to us by the Creator"

Saint John Paul II, Solicitude Rei Socialis

Concerned on the faith development of third world countries

-Cornerstone of Catholic Social Teaching (CST)

-Intrinsic quality

- Building Respect and entering symbiotic relationships