Beyond the Swoosh

The mistreatment of workers is so prevalent in today's society that to boycott every single company that does so would prove nearly impossible. However, there are other steps that we, as advocates for Catholic Social Teaching, can take in order to affect change among these big businesses. The first of all being to raise awareness. Although I have heard throughout my life of sweatshops and people working in Asia and the Middle East for pennies a day, it never truly hit home to what exactly that meant. Seeing the true inability to live on such meager wages struck me, as I did not realize the true reality of the situation. Another step we can take is getting people to sign petitions to insist that the company pay their workers adequate wages. If we all raise our voices as one, we cannot be ignored. As Christians, it is our duty to stand up and speak out against the injustices of the world.