International Association of Professional Associations of Christian Women Workers in Home Economics

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The International Association of Professional Associations of Christian Women Workers in Home Economics , ' IAG' ( en . : International Confederation of Professional Associations of Domestic Workers ; it . : Confederazione Internationale delle Assoziazioni Professionali delle Collaboratrici Familiari ) is an association of believers in the Roman Catholic Church . It was founded in 1959 and recognized by the Holy See in 1991. The working group includes 6 national associations.

history

At the beginning of the 20th century the demand for women to work in housekeeping and servants increased considerably. As a result of this situation, the most diverse maid associations were founded. On June 11, 1907, 15 associations in Germany joined together to form the “Association of Catholic Maid Associations” and by 1917 had grown to 107 member associations. It was only after the end of the First World War that rebuilding began, which fought for the maids to receive health benefits , legal protection , retirement benefits , dowry insurance and training regulations. The work had to be stopped under the Nazi regime and was not reactivated until 1953. During this time Marianne Wilke was the chairwoman (from 1953 to 1971), she and the chairwoman of the Austrian association Katharina Neumayer pushed the work. They made the first bilateral meetings and thought about internationalization. Another restructuring led to the naming "Professional Association of Catholic Housemaids in Germany". The new statutes now stipulated that the management of the association should pass into the hands of the organized women, the previous association president will become the "intellectual advisory board", today's " church assistant ". In the 1960s, the association waged a bitter collective bargaining dispute with the food-pleasure-restaurants union (NGG) and in 1965 was granted the right to conclude wage agreements for domestic workers . The International Working Group (IAG) was founded in 1957 on the initiative of the President of the Swiss Association and Pastor Sebastiano Plutino , who at that time was the President of the Italian movement “Tra Noi” ( de .: “Among us”). At the first meeting in Rome the possibilities were outlined and the foundation stone for the first statute was laid. In 1959 the first statute for an international association was ratified in Vienna . In 1980 the statutes were updated again and the association adopts the current name. On January 26, 1991, the professional association received from the Pontifical Council for the Laity the decree of recognition as an international association of believers under papal law.

Self-image

The basis of work and creativity is based on the results of the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) and is closely linked to Catholic social teaching . This results in the endeavor to promote and improve the living and working conditions of domestic staff. At the same time, the IAG takes care of the organization of congresses and discussion groups , in which questions about professional development are in the foreground.

Organization and expansion

6 national associations from Germany, Italy , Austria and Portugal , as well as one association from South America have come together in the IAG . They have set up vocational schools and training centers and manage them on their own responsibility.

The organization is led by a governing committee; This is made up of the national associations and is elected by the Congress for a period of four years. The steering committee organizes annual conferences and represents the association externally. The IAG has its main office in Bogotá ( Colombia ) and maintains a liaison office at the Italian association API-COLF.

See also

literature

  • The Spiritual Communities of the Catholic Church - Compendium (No. 40, International Working Group of Professional Associations of Christian Women Workers in Housekeeping, pp. 125–126), St. Benno-Verlag , Leipzig , 204, ISBN 3-7462-1995-7

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Professional Association of Catholic Female Employees in Housekeeping in Germany eV (bkh): History Archived Copy ( Memento from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ John Paul II, audience for a delegation of the spiritual movement "Tra Noi" on March 8, 2002 [1]
  3. ^ Associazione professionale Italiana dei Collaboratori Familiari e degli assistenti Domiciliari e dei Servizi Tutelari [2] (API-COLF)