Teen Activists Have Big Influences On Others
It was April 16, 1995 and Iqbal Masih’s life was over in a flash. He was slain and killed while only 12 years old. All Iqbal wanted was for it all to stop. For the pain to stop.
When Iqbal was 4 years old, he was sold by his family to be a slave. His family was in debt for less than $6.00 to someone who owned a carpet weaving company. In order to pay it back, Iqbal went there to work every day for 12 hours having only 30 minutes for a break. His pay was only $0.03 for working an entire day. But, no matter what he did, the debt wasn’t paid. He still owed money for his tools, his food, and fines for his mistakes.
According to Wikipedia, When Iqbal was 10, he escaped from the factory because he just learnt that labor like his was declared illegal by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was then caught by police and brought back to the company owner, who told the police that if they ever found Iqbal again, they should to tie him upside down. Iqbal luckily escaped a second time and attended the Bonded Labor Liberation Front (BLLF) School. The BLFF School was meant for former child slaves to get the education that they deserve. Iqbal rapidly finished four years of learning in just two years. Iqbal helped more than 3,000 Pakistani children that were in bonded labor to get away, and be free. He additionally made speeches about child labor throughout the world. "With this controversy, our wholesale carpet buyers don't want to take the risk and buy Pakistani carpets," said Abdul Latif Malik, a leading carpet dealer. He says he has lost at least $300,000 in sales since Iqbal's death. This shows that even though he is no longer alive, Iqbal definitely influenced others (since they aren’t even buying from some carpet companies).
When Iqbal was 4 years old, he was sold by his family to be a slave. His family was in debt for less than $6.00 to someone who owned a carpet weaving company. In order to pay it back, Iqbal went there to work every day for 12 hours having only 30 minutes for a break. His pay was only $0.03 for working an entire day. But, no matter what he did, the debt wasn’t paid. He still owed money for his tools, his food, and fines for his mistakes.
According to Wikipedia, When Iqbal was 10, he escaped from the factory because he just learnt that labor like his was declared illegal by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was then caught by police and brought back to the company owner, who told the police that if they ever found Iqbal again, they should to tie him upside down. Iqbal luckily escaped a second time and attended the Bonded Labor Liberation Front (BLLF) School. The BLFF School was meant for former child slaves to get the education that they deserve. Iqbal rapidly finished four years of learning in just two years. Iqbal helped more than 3,000 Pakistani children that were in bonded labor to get away, and be free. He additionally made speeches about child labor throughout the world. "With this controversy, our wholesale carpet buyers don't want to take the risk and buy Pakistani carpets," said Abdul Latif Malik, a leading carpet dealer. He says he has lost at least $300,000 in sales since Iqbal's death. This shows that even though he is no longer alive, Iqbal definitely influenced others (since they aren’t even buying from some carpet companies).