dignity of work
Toil deserves respect
Dignity of work is the principle that all honest labor has inherent worth and deserves respect, regardless of its status or pay.
The phrase appears in religious, political, and labor contexts to argue that workers—whether executives or janitors—merit fair treatment and living wages.
Every job contributes to society; that's the dignity of work.
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- skilled laborTrained professional work
- honestFree from deception
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- work spiritualityvocation, calling, divine calling, religious vocation, tentmaking
dignity of worklabor exploitation
Unfair treatment of workers
wage slavery · drudgery · exploitation · toil · grunt work
dignity of workworker exploitation
Mistreating employees for profit
labor exploitation · slavery · forced labor · indentured servitude · human trafficking
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