<Ul> <Li> to provide work suited to each person's strength, gender, and age </Li> <Li> to respect the dignity of workers and not regard them as bondsmen </Li> </Ul> <Li> to provide work suited to each person's strength, gender, and age </Li> <Li> to respect the dignity of workers and not regard them as bondsmen </Li> <P> The Church by reminding workers and employers of their rights and duties can help to form and activate people's conscience . However, the pope also recommended that civil authorities take a role in protecting workers' rights and in keeping the peace . The law should intervene no further than is necessary to stop abuses . In many cases, governments had acted solely to support the interests of businesses, while suppressing workers attempting to organize unions to achieve better working conditions . </P>

Who exposed the plight of the urban poor