World Movement of Christian Workers
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The World Movement of Christian Workers (Mouvement Mondial des Travailleurs Chrétiens) is the Catholic Church's officially recognized association for Catholic workingmen and women. It is a member organization of Vatican's Conference of International Catholic Organizations. The World Movement of Christian Workers (WMCW/MMTC) does not have individual members but is a federation of various national movements.[1] The organization in the United States is the Catholic Labor Network.[2] In the UK, it is the Movement of Christian Workers.[3]
WMCW/MMTC activities are educational and evangelistic. The Movement bases its commitment on faith in Jesus Christ, the Gospel and the social teaching of the Catholic Church. It is committed to working together with others - regardless of race, culture or creed - to improve their living conditions and build up a society without exclusions. The approach used by the Movement is based on the method developed by Joseph Cardijn to "see-judge-act".
The world headquarters of the Movement is in Brussels, Belgium. French is the working language of the headquarters.
History
Prior to World War II, in many European countries there developed different labor federations for Catholics,
References
- ^ "Directory of associations". www.laici.va.
- ^ "The Catholic Labor Network – Washington, DC". catholiclabor.org.
- ^ "Home". mcworkers.org.
- ^ Oubre, Fr. Sinclair. "Foundations of Catholic Trade Unions in Europe". classic.catholiclabor.org.
- ^ "Movimiento Mundial de Trabajadores Cristianos - Inicio". mmtc-infor.com.