Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned as slave labour the work conditions of victims of a factory collapse in Bangladesh in which more than 400 people have been found dead, Vatican radio reported. A headline that really struck me on the day of the tragedy in Bangladesh was Living on 38 euros a month. That is what the people who died were being paid. This is called slave labour, the pope was quoted as saying at a private mass. Today in the world this slavery is being committed against something beautiful that God has given us -- the capacity to create, to work, to have dignity. How many brothers and sisters find themselves in this situation! he said. Not paying fairly, not giving a job because you are only looking at balance sheets, only looking at how to make a profit. That goes against God! huffingtonpost/2013/05/01/pope-francis-slave-labor_n_3191288.html?utm_hp_ref=pope-francis
Posted on: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 07:58:28 +0000
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