On 15 December, The Future of Work: Labour After Laudato Sì project presented the conclusions and findings of three years of research during a webinar entitled “Care is Work, Work is Care.” The webinar introduced a comprehensive report of the same name. The global project, coordinated by ICMC and involving a broad range of partners, provides Catholic and other faith-based organizations with examples of good practices and tools to respond to current and projected labor market changes while upholding the dignity of those involved. It aims to respond to the impact of the current environmental crisis and the introduction of technology and robotization on the workforce through a person-centered approach that promotes decent work. 

During the webinar, Cardinal Peter Turkson, President of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, highlighted the topic’s current relevance in his introductory remarks. “The world of work is deeply impacted by the negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic while, at the same time, it is expected to contribute to a caring response to all who are so deeply affected in every aspect of their lives.

This paradoxical situation invites us to be mindful of the most vulnerable: those in precarious and informal working situations, the ‘essential workers’ contributing most intensively each day to the care of our societies, […] those ‘trapped’ in precarious situations […] whose jobs are at great risk or already have been lost,” he said. Read more…