The headlines are almost unfathomable: More than one thousand
Bangladesh garment-industry workers killed when their building
collapsed. Over one hundred workers killed in a poultry-factory
fire in China. Harsh conditions and a rash of suicides at a
Taiwanese company producing cell phones. These tragedies highlight
the hazardous working conditions for much of the world's
population. Are inexpensive clothes and the latest iPhone worth
it?
When we think of the individuals who make our lives work as our
neighbors--crossing cultural, racial, religious, regional, and
tribal boundaries--it might cause us to change how we do business.
All of God's children are our neighbors, says Jim Wallis, a radical
concept that is essential to the common good in our increasingly
globalized culture. He suggests making "Ten Personal Decisions for
the Common Good" to help improve things from your corner of the
world.
This is a selection from The (Un)Common Good: How the Gospel
Brings Hope to a World Divided.
How Supply Chains Can Become Value Chains
The headlines are almost unfathomable: More than one thousand
Bangladesh garment-industry workers killed when their building
collapsed. Over one hundred workers killed in a poultry-factory
fire in China. Harsh conditions and a rash of suicides at a
Taiwanese company producing cell phones. These tragedies highlight
the hazardous working conditions for much of the world's
population. Are inexpensive clothes and the latest iPhone worth
it?
When we think of the individuals who make our lives work as our
neighbors--crossing cultural, racial, religious, regional, and
tribal boundaries--it might cause us to change how we do business.
All of God's children are our neighbors, says Jim Wallis, a radical
concept that is essential to the common good in our increasingly
globalized culture. He suggests making "Ten Personal Decisions for
the Common Good" to help improve things from your corner of the
world.
This is a selection from The (Un)Common Good: How the Gospel
Brings Hope to a World Divided.
Jim Wallis is president and founder of Sojourners and editor in chief of Sojourners magazine. He is a best-selling author, public theologian, nationally known preacher, social activist, and international commentator on ethics and public life. Wallis has written ten books and is a frequent speaker in the United States and abroad. He has written for major newspapers and appears on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News. He is married to Joy Carroll, is the father of Luke and Jack, and is a Little League baseball coach.