Young Christian Workers

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The Young Christian Workers is an international organization founded by Joseph Cardijn in Belgium as the Young Trade Unionists; the organization changed its name in 1924. In 1925, the YCW grew throughout Belgium and the world.

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[edit] YCW in the past

Young Christian Workers is a movement started by Joseph Cardijn in Brussels. He organised this movement to defend the rights of young workers using the method of "see - judge -act. The first group was formed in 'royal Laeken' in 1912 by Jaques Meert, Paul Garcet, Fernand Tonnet, Madeleine De Roo and a young priest, named Joseph Cardijn. Since then the YCW has grown and in 1957, officially became an international movement with its first world council in Rome.

[edit] Today's YCW

Nowadays the YCW is organized in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Americas, and reaches more than 10.000 young workers. The international headquarters is located in Brussels, Belgium.

The International YCW is a Non Governmental International Movement actively present in over 40 countries with members between the ages of 12 and 40.

The IYCW has 4 official branches, the Panafrican YCW, YCW of the Americas, YCW Europe, and YCW Asia Pacific.

[edit] YCW national movements

(member of International YCW / 2008)

JOC América YCW Asia Pacific YCW Pan Africa JOC Europe
América HQ, Quito Ecuador Aspac HQ, Kwai Chung, China Panaf HQ, Boksburg, South Africa Europe HQ, Brussels Belgium
JOC Bolivia YCW Australia JOC Congo KAJ Flanders
JOC Brasil YCW India YCW South Africa CAJ Germany
JOC Chili YCW Hong Kong YCW Nigeria (Lagos) JOC Wallonne
JOC Colombia YCW Philippines YCW Egypt CAJ South Tirol
JOC Costa Rica YCW Japan JOC Rwanda JOC Espana
JOC Ecuador YCW Sri Lanka JOC République du Congo JOC Romania
JOC Guatemala YCW New Zealand YCW Namibia YCW Ucraïne
JOC Haiti YCW Pakistan YCW Ghana CAJ Austria
JOC Nicaragua YCW Thailand YCW Zimbabwe YCW Ireland
JOC Paraguay JOC Sénégal
JOC Peru JOC Bénin
JOC Quebec YCW Ethiopia
JOC Republica Dominicana
JOC Venezuela
JOC Honduras
YCW USA

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