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WORK
Papal Teachings
Laborem Exercens
John Paul II sets out the rights and duties of workers, employers and governments, and provides a reflection on the spirituality of work in this 1981 encyclical. 
Rerum Novarum
The first major social encyclical of the modern period, issued by Leo XIII in 1891, addressed the plight of industrial workers.
Bishops Teachings
Minimum Wage Should Prevent Poverty
In a Pastoral Letter for the Feast of St Joseph the Worker, Bishop Christopher Saunders says that working families on the minimum wage are living in poverty.
Migrant Workers in Australia
Bishop Christopher Saunders, Chair of the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council, considers the use and abuse of 457 visas, and the Australian community’s responsibilities towards migrant workers.
2007 St Jospeh Pastoral Slams Overwork
Bishop Christopher Saunders, Chair of the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council, slams the culture of overwork.
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Is There a Catholic Position on Industrial Relations?
Bishop Kevin Manning of Parramatta says "Of course there is a Catholic position on industrial relations! That some Catholics may not know it, or do not agree with it, cannot obliterate the fact that we have a position clearly enunciated since Leo XIII in Rerum Novarum."
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Catholic Social Teaching
Stories And Reflections
Discussion Guides
Prayer And Liturgy
Tools For Action
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