A living wage ‘is necessary and just, and is fundamental to Catholic social teaching because it is closely linked to human dignity,' says the Church People-Workers Solidarity.
MANILA, Philippines – A decade-old Christian labor group, led by the Roman Catholic bishop of San Carlos, criticized the P40 daily salary increase in Metro Manila that the capital region’s wage board recently approved.
“CWS reiterates its stand that a living wage is necessary and just, and is fundamental to Catholic social teaching because it is closely linked to human dignity,” the group said in a statement on Monday, July 3. The statement was signed by the group’s chairperson, Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos.composed of bishops, clergy, consecrated men and women, and laypersons who strive for solidarity with laborers in the Philippines. on June 27.
“A hallmark of the modern Roman Catholic approach to economic justice has been its advocacy for the workers’ right to a family living wage. CWS supports the call of the church, as amplified in its various social teachings, for the workers’ right for a wage that would sufficiently cover the needs of a family and would ensure a decent standard of living,” the group said.
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