Meet Iqbal Masih
Iqbal Masih was born in 1983 in Muridke, Pakistan. When he was four years old he was sold into slavery for money. He was forced to work in poor conditions without food or water. The owners did this so their hands stay small and they can work longer. If the kids messed up they were beaten When Iqbal was ten years old he escaped! He completed six years of education in only two years! Sadly on April 16, 1995 Iqbal was shot outside his grandmother's house and was killed.
What Iqbal Did
Iqbal is a teen who demonstrates teaching others. He wanted to free all of the children in child labor. He went to schools teaching about slavery and his past life as a slave. He also made speeches all around the world. He might teach that there are 168,000,000 kids in child labor and 8,000,000 or those kids are doing dangerous work He hoped to fund a school for kids in child labor but he was killed before that could happen. Iqbal once said, “Children should have pens in their hands, not tools.” I believe that this means kids should be in school not in a factory working.
Iqbal Masih was born in 1983 in Muridke, Pakistan. When he was four years old he was sold into slavery for money. He was forced to work in poor conditions without food or water. The owners did this so their hands stay small and they can work longer. If the kids messed up they were beaten When Iqbal was ten years old he escaped! He completed six years of education in only two years! Sadly on April 16, 1995 Iqbal was shot outside his grandmother's house and was killed.
What Iqbal Did
Iqbal is a teen who demonstrates teaching others. He wanted to free all of the children in child labor. He went to schools teaching about slavery and his past life as a slave. He also made speeches all around the world. He might teach that there are 168,000,000 kids in child labor and 8,000,000 or those kids are doing dangerous work He hoped to fund a school for kids in child labor but he was killed before that could happen. Iqbal once said, “Children should have pens in their hands, not tools.” I believe that this means kids should be in school not in a factory working.
