“If the Dignity of Work is to be Protected, then the Basic Rights of Workers Must be Respected,” says Bishop Hiiboro
“If the Dignity of Work is to be Protected, then the Basic Rights of Workers Must be Respected,” says Bishop Hiiboro
By Joseph Ernesto
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tambura Yambio noted that 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 initiatives.
In his homily at St. Mary Mother of God Yambio, His Lordship Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala says 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” he explained.
He further mentioned that work is a necessity, part of the meaning of life on this earth, a path to growth, human development, and personal fulfillment adding that helping the poor financially must always be a provisional solution in the face of pressing needs.
He urged the government of South Sudan to move on to work in order to boost the economy of the country to eradicate poverty. “I would like to remind everyone, especially government to engaged in boosting our nation’s economic and social assets, that the primary capital to be safeguarded and valued is man, the human person is his or her integrity”:
The prelate added that in many cases, poverty results from a violation of the dignity of human work, either because work opportunities are limited through unemployment or underemployment because the low value is put on the work and rights that flow from it, and the right to a just wage and to the personal security of the worker and his or her family.
He revealed that the importance of the associations is that “all people have the right to economic initiatives, to productive work, to just wages and benefits, to decent working conditions, as well as to organize and join unions or associations.
Catholic Diocese of Tambura Yambio celebrated its patron saint, St. Joseph the Worker on Monday 1st May 2023 under the theme “centralizing on the dignity of work and of workers”.
