Many of us will know that Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, a destination visited by many from the UK for years, is an Island Paradise. Some 350 miles east is a small autonomous outer island called Rodrigues and is part of the Republic of Mauritius. With a population of some 40,000, due to its location and microclimate of two seasons with a temperature range of 23-26oC all year round it too could be described as Paradise Island.
The MCW welcomes and supports the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales and equally stands in solidarity with our sisters and brothers in the USA. As a Movement we know many people in the USA who have been and continue to be active in organisations that promote equality in work and the wider community. 
In the USA as well as here in the UK many BAME workers suffer daily from discrimination and abuse of their basic human rights.
The Bureau of the World Movement of Christian Workers (WMCW) has launched a global survey about the impact of the coronavirus in our countries, especially amongst the poorest and most vulnerable members of our community. In doing so they have evoked the words of Pope Francis at his Easter Message:
On 1st May, International Workers’ Day, as a World Movement of Christian Workers, we commemorate: The liberating feat of the martyred workers of Chicago, USA, 1884.
(Extract from Dimanche: Belgium Newspaper, Sunday 3 November 2019)
From Brussels to Rome: The dossier on Joseph Cardijn
April 28th is the day each year when the trade union movement remembers those who have lost their lives at work, or from work related injury and diseases.
No! To Violence Against Women
We are grateful for many men and women who continue, courageously, to advocate for the elimination of violence against women and girls. All supporting initiative is commendable, and its effects will be felt, through Christ, in all the areas of Church life.
Back in September 2014 the MCW Review featured an article by a Primary School Teacher and her colleagues sharing their experiences of working life.
It describes how some had chosen to go part-time just so that they didn‟t have to work weekends which is what the result of full-time teaching actually meant in practice.
Declaration of the Action Catholique Ouvrière in the Diocese of Rouen (28 July 2016 Following all the acts of violence in the last year, there are today people and members of the ACO from the diocese of Rouen,
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