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The International Dimension of the YCW Is a Fruitful “Gift”
By Jacques Hanon Cardijn, the founder of our movement, was a visionary and had a fire inside him! He had an almost “mystical” image of the “Young Worker,” victim of multiple forms of degrading... -
Rome 1957: a Large International Gathering
By Marlyse Thommen The year 1957 was when I discovered the YCW in school at the age of 14. Jeanine, a friend who was already an activist in a grassroots group, asked me to help her fill out an... -
Urgent Appeal: Support Flood Victims in Pakistan
Dear friends, Our sisters and brothers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan are facing one of the worst floods in recent years. The devastation is heartbreaking, and currently: 350 lives have... -
International YCW Day: Remembering the Road Covered and Shaping the Future
August 25, 2025 marks a new milestone in the centenary celebrations of the YCW. This date holds special significance for the International YCW, as on August 25, 1957, the movement organized a... -
Young Workers Speak Out at the ILC 2025: A Call to End Informality
Geneva, June 2025 — At the 113th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), the International Young Christian Workers (IYCW) brought the lived realities of young informal workers to the... - Jorge Luis Silva Morales: a Jocist at heart, a man committed to the dignity and rights of workers
- International Youth Festival – A lively celebration of the YCW centenary organized by KAJ (YCW Flanders)
- IYCW Public Forum Highlights Urgent Challenges of Far-Right Ideologies and the Struggle for a Just Transition
- The YCW brings a perspective of work in dignity
- International exchanges: testament to the vitality of the YCW’s mission in today’s world
- International meeting of former IYCW leaders in Haltern – May 2025
- The International Young Christian Workers Marks 100 Years: United in Dignity, Together in Action
- Joseph Cardijn and the social conscience of young people
- 1st May in Laeken – The Voice of YCW Young Leaders : their Commitment, Struggles and Hopes
- YCW Centenary Opening Speech by Basma Louis, president of the IYCW
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