The transformations of work, which were the starting point for the elaboration of Catholic social teaching in the 19th century, are still a central challenge today. However, precarious work that now seems to prevail is not a destiny. In accordance with the encyclical “Laborem Exercens” (1981), a key document of the Catholic social teaching analysed in this chapter, the dignity of work and the priority of work over capital as well as the right to work and to a fair wage must be respected. The minimum wage as well as the balance between work and leisure through the protection of rest days are among the tools that can transpose these ethical guidelines into the contemporary world of work.
Lehrstuhl Christliche Sozialethik, München, Germany
Chapter Title
Le trasformazioni nel mondo del lavoro come sfida per la giustizia. Prospettive e criteri dell’etica sociale cattolica
Authors
Markus Vogt
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0319-7.32
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Publication Year
2024
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Book Title
Idee di lavoro e di ozio per la nostra civiltà
Editors
Giovanni Mari, Francesco Ammannati, Stefano Brogi, Tiziana Faitini, Arianna Fermani, Francesco Seghezzi, Annalisa Tonarelli
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Number of Pages
1894
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0319-7
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979-12-215-0245-9
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0319-7
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0320-3
Series Title
Studi e saggi
Series ISSN
2704-6478
Series E-ISSN
2704-5919