Today there are plenty of more work restrictions placed so that workers have fair treatment. However, there are obviously many problems with child labor and human trafficking. What is your opinion of what the government’s role is in this issue? The individ

1. Read Jacob Riis’ account of working girls in New York. Documenting and photographing the working poor, Riis’ work brought attention to the slums of NY, alarming many who were not in the know. To access the article, copy/paste the following link:

http://www.bartleby.com/208/20.html

The following article from NPR will give you a clear background as well as a short cool vid clip on old school way of Riis using flash photography in capturing images of people living in the slums:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91981589

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Today there are plenty of more work restrictions placed so that workers have fair treatment. However, there are obviously many problems with child labor and human trafficking. What is your opinion of what the government’s role is in this issue? The individual’s role?