Iqbal Masih is a teen activist. he believes that kids shouldn't work in factories.'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.'this is a quote from Iqbal.He is saying that if you see bad things happening and you do nothing you're not helping anybody. Iqbal wants to show the world about what’s happening with child labor.Therefore he wants to make a change. General facts about equal Iqbal was born in 1983, in Muir Eke Pakistan. His parents where Inayat Bibiana and Saif Masih. Iqbal didn’t have an education. Iqbal was paid one rupee. He would start everyday at 4 am. Iqbal was in slavery since he was four. The reason why he's there is that his uncle borrowed 12$ from the corporate mafia. They own factories they allow people to borrow money. If they can’t pay it then they have to give up their kids to work in the factories. So that's why Iqbal had to go to the factory. later he found out that kids never pay off their debt. So he started to stop labor. Iqbal was shot dead when the mafia took over his village. The kids …show more content…
In India,15 million kids were illegally working. Families that had kids free they usually were sold back in.After they finally have freedom and are happy they go back home and they are sent right back.then there sent to new ones.just like Iqbal, the kids are there due to dept.usually kids in the factory don't have an education. Also in factory kids get bad injuries. parents give their kids away for labor are paid $200. When kids get rescued they are put into programs that make them healthy. they keep trying to help but if they don’t do something soon the children won’t get help. That's what Iqbal is trying to