4: Econ Flashcards
“Work is for the worker, & not the worker for the work.”
WHO
Pope John Paul II’s Laborem Exercens – “On Human Work”
“True socialization is achieved only when all persons, on the basis of their work, can fully consider themselves part owners”
WHO
Pope John Paul II Laborem Exercens, 14
without extension of democracy or empowerment
voiceless growth
what kind of dehumanizing poverty of economic exclusion in the ph is this?
privatization of public hospitals & rising population of the elderly
exclusion from adequate health care
without new opportunities for employment
jobless growth
what kind of dehumanizing poverty of economic exclusion in the ph is this?
unemployment & underemployment, contractual labor
exclusion from gainful livelihood
becomes a source of social sin when accompanied by anxiety concerning competition for social statues, fame, & power
Personal & Social Sins in Work
a mode of settling labor disputes & a just means of compromise between the employer & laborers
Collective Bargaining
when it leads to alienation of the worker-person form their identity – use when profitable then discarded when no longer needed or made to work with no consideration for his intellectual & moral perfection
Personal & Social Sins in Work
5 CBCP’s Kinds of Dehumanizing “Poverty of Economic Exclusion” in the Philippines
exclusion from gainful livelihood
sufficient shelter
rural development
adequate health care
quality education
determinants of a just wage
- should be a family wage
- contribution of the worker in the economic effort
- national common good
- universal common good
Threefold Significance of Work
Personal
Familial
Societal
A Faceless Development
trickle down economics
“In a world where there is so much wealth, so many resources to feed everyone, it is unfathomable that there are so many hungry children, so many without education, so many are poor. It is indeed a scandal.”
WHO
Pope Francis on World Youth Day in Rio, 2013
Filipinos have a society’s right to participate or at least to be consulted in decisions that affect their lives.
calls for the authorities to evaluate the possible negative impacts of projects in the name of progress, industrialization, & development
Centrality Of Human Person & Solidarity
destroys the environment
futureless growth
Includes the acts done, the resources utilized, instruments used & technology adopted, in order to produce something for temporal advantages
Objective sense:
Recognition Of The Meaning & Dignity Of Work
the collective & concerted refusal to work on the part of the organized workers to continue rendering their services for the purpose of obtaining benefits
strike
all material resources – money, tools, instruments for production or manufacturing
capital
The human person engaged in or attending to a job; the activity of a worker as an individual capable of undertaking a variety of actions necessary for his/her self-realization, in accordance with his role or mandate
Subjective sense:
Recognition Of The Meaning & Dignity Of Work
what kind of dehumanizing poverty of economic exclusion in the ph is this?
rural poverty (due to urban-centered development)
exclusion from rural development
what kind of dehumanizing poverty of economic exclusion in the ph is this?
informal settlers & homeless either by natural & man-made calamities
exclusion from sufficient shelter
causes cultural identities to wither
rootless growth
an expression of man’s true nature as being made in the image & likeness of God thru working creatively & responsibly using one’s talents & abilities to the fullest
vocation
what kind of dehumanizing poverty of economic exclusion in the ph is this?
out-of-school youths & overcrowded schools
exclusion from quality education
personal element of the worker or strength of the human resources – knowledge, creativity, & capacity
labor
benefiting mainly the wealthy
ruthless growth
when it becomes a compulsion because of social tendency to judge persons in terms the of work they do, their wage, & their economic success
Personal & Social Sins in Work
morality of strike
MUST be for a good cause
- All other means must have been exhausted.
- The good expected from the strike should be greater than its negative consequence.
- There should be a reasonable hope of success.
- The means employed must be morally acceptable.
The richest 10% of the PH population is earning 10x more than the poorest 10%, with the income of the richest families soaring way beyond the income of the poorest.
the bottom line is the refusal of the more privileged of the “universal destination of goods” that ultimately brings about this social disorder, unrest, dissent, even violence in society
Universal Purpose Of Created Goods
Work should make one closer to God, as a participation in the creative empower of God thru changing, developing, ennobling, & beautifying things on Earth.
Participation of Christ’s Redemptive Act
