A Iqbal Masih snatched childhood when he began working with only four years and stripped him of youth and maturity when he was assassinated with just December 1 April 16, 1995.
In memory of this child from Pakistan who spoke up against the exploitation of the weakest will be held this Saturday in the whole world world day against child slavery.
was just four years old when his father in exchange for a loan to pay for the wedding of his eldest son Iqbal decided to give the small to the owner of a carpet factory. Thus began work 12 hours a day to pay off family debt , but over time the debt is not only not diminished but increased with interest and with new loans that his father asked.
In 1992, five years after he began his particular hell, Ehsan Iqbal knew Khan, an activist who fought to end slavery conditions at work. Following his example, and not so small Pakistani began to denounce the deplorable working conditions where many children as he worked in the carpet weaving, becoming a hero to them.
However, activism began soon be a hindrance to the businessmen who profited from child labor and April 16, 1995 His voice trailed off for good after being shot while riding a bike safely.
His murderers killed him but not his legacy and continues Iqbal today a symbol of the fight against child exploitation.
Unfortunately, there are still many small world Iqbal, mostly in depressed regions of Asia, Africa and Latin America .
In Spain the situation is not idyllic. As recalled Save the Children, trafficking is the main forms of child slavery. " Spain is a country of transit and destination for children and adolescents trafficked labor exploitation and sexual exploitation ."
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