It should not be forgotten
that even in our own day
   work is very oppressive
     for many people,
either because of
miserable working conditions
and long hours
 – especially in the poorer regions of the world –
 . . . or because of the persistence
   in economically
   more developed societies
   of too many cases of
     injustice
       and exploitation.
The Lord’s Day   ~ Pope John Paul II