LIBRARY ASSIGNMENT

DIGNITY OF LABOUR

- Mohammed Jasim
ACKNOWLEDGEME
NT
I am glad to express my gratitude towards my
teacher Mr. Sanju for providing the proper
guidance, support and ideas for the completion
of this project. With the help of this project
“the dignity of labour” I was able to
understand the value of labour and the
parameters of a labourer’s lifestyle
I would also like to thank my parents and
friends who supported me by giving the ideas
and great support until the completion of this
project
PREFACE
My project provides complete information
about this topic under the guidance of SEWA
whose sub topic is dignity of labour, also
maximum efforts are made for making this
project more comprehensive and reliable

DIGNITY OF
LABOUR
Dignity of labour is dignified in accordance
with its utilization and utility. It is the most
valuable powerful element of success in life. It
is the philosophy that all types of jobs are
respected equally, and no occupation is
considered superior and none of the jobs
should be discriminated on any basis.
Regardless of whether one’s occupation
involves physical work or mental labour; it is
held that the job deserves respect.

The dignity of labour is one of the major

themes in Christian ethics, and as such, it is
upheld by the Anglican Communion, in
Catholic social teaching, in Methodist
principles, and in Reformed theology.

Although man is the greatest creature of the

universe, he has to earn his own bread; nobody
brings him his livelihood by a wave of any
magic wand. Whatever he needs, he must
acquire through hard work. If anyone wants to
have anything without undertaking the burden
of labour, he has indulged in illegal activities
which deserve no dignity at all.

CLASSIFICATION
OF LABOUR
There are two kinds of labour-manual and
intellectual. Each of them has the dignity of its
own and none is inferior to the other. But
unfortunately, most of our educated persons
have a wrong idea of manual labour.
Consequently, they look down upon the
people engaged in manual work. In such a
context we should keep in mind that manual
labour has noting debasing about it.
Manual Labour: Manual labour is at the root
of our livelihood. The food, drink, clothes, and
houses without which we cannot live are all
the gifts of manual labour. It is manual labour
that drives the plough and reaps the harvest. It
grinds the corn and turns it into bread. It spins
the thread and weaves our clothes. It lays brick
upon brick and builds our houses. Manual-
workers are thus the backbone of a nation. In
western countries, all house-hold works are
done by the people themselves. They have to
clean their own floors and wash their own
bathrooms. There is no porter to carry their
pieces of luggage. A passenger has to carry his
own bag. A carpenter, a mason or an
electrician has his own dignity.

Intellectual labour: labour of this type is

dignified to many. Working in the office,
bank, insurance company, etc is regarded as
intellectual labour. It has a touch with manual
labour. The country’s development in the
international field depends on it. Science,
literature, culture, technology, etc are
intellectual labour. But unfortunately, many
people in our country still think that manual
labour is not dignified. It is ridiculous to think
that a clerical job is more dignified than
manual work in agriculture, horticulture,
carpentry, pottery, tailoring, book-binding,
spinning, weaving, dairy, poultry, etc. This
false notion should be changed. It is especially
important in the context of the economic
realities of the country. Indeed, this dignity of
labour may be a powerful means of combating
the problem of unemployment which is
becoming large issue in our country
IMPORTANCE OF
LABOUR
The main success of man’s life is to strike a
unique balance between his need’s desires or
dreams and achievements. What man wants to
really exist in the world. But if he wants to
have it, he has to labour hard. He has to earn
all this: his bread for survival, knowledge,
success, wealth, friendship, fame and all other
things that he craves for. Likewise, social
status, historical identity, and esteem from
others these all need to be procured through
hard labour. If there is to be anything called
luck, then it must be a series of blanks that
must be filled up by hard labour. Or, more
specifically

“Luck is what happens when preparation

meets opportunity.”

‘Dignity of labour’ has an important role in

the country. No nation can develop unless her
people undergo any labour. If we consider the
developed countries, we find that the people of
those countries did not hesitate but laboured
hard. labour of any kind is dignified as it can
give everything to society. The nation’s
development depends largely on labour. All
the great men in the world laboured hard and
achieved dignity.
We cannot expect that every educated young
man would be given a secure and comfortable
job with a chair and a table and a fan in an
office or in a bank. We must admit that no
government can provide employment to all the
unemployed youths.

CONCLUSION
labour makes everything possible. Without it,
nothing can be done or achieved. Even any
religious practice without any labour has no
value. Pure religion is what we do after our
prayer is over. Prayer is indeed a preparation.
For this reason, labour is given the most
important in all religious books of the world. It
helps contribute to the economic development
of an individual and a nation.