Iqbal by Gabriela Sandoval

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Iqbal

Published on Mar 15, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

IQBAL

A SYMBOL OF ABUSIVE CHILD LABOR IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD.

IQBAL'S CHILDHOOD
Iqbal was born in 1983 in Muridke, a very small, rural village outside of Lahore in Pakistan. At age four, he was sold into bondage by his family.Iqbal's family borrowed 600 rupees from a local employer who owned a carpet weaving business, and in return, Iqbal was required to work as a carpet weaver until the debt was paid off.

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LIFE IN SLAVERY
Iqbal would work for 14 hours each day, with a 30 minute break. Every day, he would rise before dawn and make his way along dark country roads to the factory, where he and most of the other children were tightly bound with chains to prevent escape.

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IQBAL'S DREAM
IQBAL'S dream was to free people of child labor. He wanted to make them happy, I guess as happy as the kids pictured here. He was determined to give people a better life and a second chance, even if it killed him. Which eventually, it did.

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IQBAL'S DEATH
Iqbal was fatally shot in Muridke on April 16, 1995, shortly after returning from a trip to America. He was 12 at the time. To this day, no one knows who murdered Iqbal.

Photo by Tobias Lindman

IQBAL'S LEGACY
Iqbal's cause inspired the creation of organizations such as Free The Children, a Canada-based charity and youth movement, and the Iqbal Masih Shaheed Children Foundation, which has started over 20 schools in Pakistan.

IQBAL MASIH

A BULLET CANT KILL A DREAM

THANK YOU

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Gabriela Sandoval