#forcedlabor

Faisal Saleem Khanewal: Eleven-year-old Arooj once gave her name to a classroom at a brick kiln near Rahman Garh, a small town in Khanewal. For a year, she attended the non-formal education center there—an effort meant to pull her away…

Faisal Saleem  Khanewal: In the red dust of the brick kiln, childhood is burned away along with clay. Among the morning lines of laborers stand young girls called workers, though they are children trapped by poverty, gender, and silence.…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: Allah Rakh, a 46-year-old laborer from Burmawalla, Tehsil Punjab, has appealed to Chief Minister Punjab, Mayam Nawaz, to take notice of the threatening calls from a brick kiln owner. He requests urgent…

News Desk  Islamabad: Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq emphasized that eliminating child labor is crucial for ensuring a bright future for children on Tuesday.  "Children are the future of this country, and no one…

News Desk Islamabad: "There are an estimated 3.4 million individuals in conditions of bonded labor in Pakistan," stated Geir T. Tonstol, Country Director of the ILO, during a formal interaction with journalists in Islamabad on Tuesday. He…