Labor

International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor – 2021

by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | December 3, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments

The UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution declaring 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor.

Global Leaders Gather in New York for the 72nd UN General Assembly

by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | September 28, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments

Heads of States and Ministers from all the Member States of the United Nations gathered from September 18, 2017 to participate in the annual debate on the theme: “Focusing on People – Striving for Peace and a Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet.” The leaders...

Child Labor

by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | June 22, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments

Imagine a world free of child labor! The number of children worldwide caught up in child labor is astounding - 168 million. These numbers are not a reflection of the reality; those who work in the informal sectors like domestic work, agriculture or illegal mining are...

Vincentian Family at the U.N.: Forced Labor

by John Freund, CM | December 31, 2015 | Justice and Peace, News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments

When Vincentians think of forced labor, the image may come to mind of our Co-Founder relieving a debilitated galley slave in the 1947 movie, “Monsieur Vincent.” Centuries later, the plight of forced laborers calls us not only to come to their aid, but also to end...

Global Leaders Gather in New York for the 72nd UN General Assembly

by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Sep 28, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.

Heads of States and Ministers from all the Member States of the United Nations gathered from September 18, 2017 to...

Child Labor

by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Jun 22, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.

Imagine a world free of child labor! The number of children worldwide caught up in child labor is astounding - 168...

Vincentian Family at the U.N.: Forced Labor

by John Freund, CM | Dec 31, 2015 | Justice and Peace, News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.

When Vincentians think of forced labor, the image may come to mind of our Co-Founder relieving a debilitated galley...

Upholding the Dignity and Rights of Workers

by John Freund, CM | Sep 3, 2015 | Formation, Reflections

Jack Murphy, member of the Board of the St.Vincent de Paul Society, offers the following reflection... "Upholding the Dignity and Rights of Workers" A retired friend of mind is well known for saying “work was never fun…if it had been fun they wouldn’t have called it...