Moralne aspekty bezrobocia

Abstract

Unemployment is one of the most important economic-social problems of contemporary societies. At the same time it is a profound moral problem because of its consequences, sources and challenges that it carries with itself. The Church cannot remain indifferent to this problem if it wants to follow the way shown to it by Christ Himself. The way is man – also a working man or a man depraved of work. The Church’s numerous documents bear witness to its interest in the phenomenon of unemployment. This theoretical analysis is directed to practical aid to people afflicted with it, as well as with a lack of basic necessities that follows from it. Negative consequences of unemployment that the Church tries to struggle with in cooperation with the lay community, are connected both with the individual and the social plane. They violate man’s dignity and the quality of family life. The problem of unemployment of young people is an especially urgent one to solve. Lack of work or fear of losing it influence also the religious life. Unemployment may be overcome if its true causes are recognized. Removing the causes of unemployment, and along with them unemployment itself, requires that everybody is involved: the state authorities, employers, entrepreneurs, even international organizations, the unemployed themselves, and everybody else, especially believers.