Dignity of Labour

I am sure we have heard or seen this phrase somewhere. It is a very common thing said when talking about work. The first time I heard about Dignity of labor I was in a Civics Education class in my Junior year and since then it has been stuck in my head.

Dignity of Labor can be roughly defined as the self pride in the work a person is doing. The unashamed feeling of the trade that you're plying. It generally means having dignity in your labor. I remember when I was taught this topic. I was taught that there is no job that is shameful or demeaning or that is supposed to be looked down upon. I was taught that each job has it's own importance in the society and that no job is useless or does not have any effect on the society. Each job has it's own usefulness and importance.

It is not uncommon to see or meet people who look down on people based on their job. Jobs such as farming, plumbing, welding, shoemaking, tailoring, bricklaying, carpentry and even petty trading. People see this job as low class jobs and the people who do them as beneath them having no form of quality education whatsoever. What most people fail to realize is that this jobs are just as important as the high class ones such as banking, medicine, engineering, teaching and so on.

What they don't know is that this people contribute directly to the society in more ways than they can start to imagine. This group people effect changes in the little ways they can. Even though they might have not been privileged to have the form of education that some people have they still contribute to the society and you can even say that they are the main party of the economy of any county.

Take farming for example. I can say that farming is the most important job ever. That is because he or she is the one that feeds the world. Whether it is a farmer that cultivates crops or that is into livestock farming, he provides food for everyone. Like someone used to tell me, "every form of business can go into extinction but one business that will always be around is agriculture". People can never get tired of food as it is an important part of life. You can't live without eating it is impossible. With this few reasons I hope I've been able to convince you that farming is not a menial job. If it is done on a very large scale millions can be made from it.

There are also jobs that are important such as tailoring. We all cannot walk around naked so clothes is a necessity. When we dress we like to look smart and beautiful, flamboyant even that's where tailors or should I say fashion designers come in. If you have a good tailor you will always look great. People will have a form of respect for you since they know that you care about your appearance. As the saying goes "the way you dress is the way you will be addressed".

Lastly I will talk about bricklaying. I want to talk especially about it because I know some people who's source of living is this. I will like for you guys to imagine how buildings are built right from scratch into skyscrapers. From the foundation to the super structure. All of this is able to happen because of the intensive labor that the bricklayer and the masons provide. They bring the bricks together, use concrete to join them and then build one on top the order in a particular pattern. Buildings are able to emerge from the drawings in the paper into reality because of them.

In conclusion, every form and type of job is important in the society and none of them should be looked down upon. They are all important in their own little way.