April 16, 2011 in Valladolid, Spain
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concentration of child slavery, the fifteenth anniversary of the death of Iqbal Masih. Organizers: Christian Cultural Movement Valladolid April 16 marks the World Day against child slavery, coinciding with the anniversary of the murder of Iqbal Masih (1983-1995). This child Pakistani militant Catholic and the children's section of the Front for the Liberation of Forced Labor in Pakistan, was a slave on the looms from 4 years and started a fight against the enslavement of thousands of children in your country achieving the closure of several factories whose workers were all children and calling for an international boycott of carpets made by children. His work transcended internationally, winning in Stockholm and Boston, prizes used to open schools. After numerous threats, was murdered in 1995 by the mafia upholsterers, when he was 12 years. From estonces Iqbal Masih has become the symbol of the fight against child slavery. Cultural Movement Youth Outreach Christian and Camino remember your figure with various events to expose the causes of slavery some 400 million children worldwide, a human scourge union remains today, without sufficient denunciation of unions and parties, and without sufficient effort of the ILO, FAO and UNICEF to end it.
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