While we have explored and learned the injustices this week, the teacher introduced us to an Independent News article titled “Boy Leader of Child Labour Protest is Shot Dead”. It was not only sad but informative that I would like to share the story of the article with you. By the way, have you ever heard of Iqbal Masih and Child Labour?
The article is about Iqbal Masih who worked at a carpet factory in Pakistan from the age of four until he became 10 years old. He worked 10 hours a day, but he earned only one rupee a day.
The saddest thing is he was murdered by the carpet mafia according to
Mr. Khan who is chairman of the Bonded Labour Liberation Front. He said, Iqbal was so brave that he tried hard to let the world know the danger of child labour and helped the children to be freed from the carpet factories in his country.
I’m very shocked and surprised about that! Do you know how much one rupee is?
One rupee is approximately 12 KRW. I know carpet work is very hard to do, and very painful.
Do you think children have to work? My answer is absolutely "no". In my opinion, we children should be protected, loved and educated, instead of working at cold and dark places. Children should go to school to learn and communicate with others. For me, it would be very difficult to imagine if I had no choice but to work for my family debt at a terrible condition.
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