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Catholic Social Teaching

• LIFE AND DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON
• CALL TO FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND PARTICIPATION
• RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• OPTION FOR THE POOR AND VULNERABLE
• THE DIGNITY OF WORK
• SOLIDARITY
• CARE FOR GOD'S CREATION

Dignity of work

The economy must serve people, not the other way around. Work is more than a way to make a living; it is a form of continuing participation in God’s creation. If the dignity of work is to be protected, then the 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.  These rights must be exercised in ways that advance the common good.