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Iqbal Masih (Punjabi, Urdu: اقبال مسیح; b. 1983, d. 16 April 1995) was a Pakistani child who became a symbol of abusive child labor in the developing world.
At the
age of 10, Iqbal escaped his slavery, after learning that
bonded labor was declared illegal by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. But he was caught by police and brought back to Arshad and told him to tie him upside down if he tried to escape again. Soon after, the
police were bribed and Iqbal was tied upside down anyway
. Iqbal escaped a second time and later joined the
Bonded Labour Liberation Front (BLLF) of Pakistan to
help stop child labor around the world. Iqbal
helped over 3,000 Pakistani children that were in bonded labor to escape to freedom and, he made speeches about child labour throughout the world. Iqbal decided to receive an education during this period, and
completed four years of schooling within two years.
Iqbal was fatally shot in Muridke on April 16, 1995, shortly after returning from a trip to America. He was 12 at the time. Some say that he was shot by a farmer, some say that he was murdered because of his influence over bonded labor.
His funeral was attended by approximately 800 mourners. There is a book called
The Little Hero that shares a story of his legacy.
Iqbal's cause inspired the creation of organizations such as Free The Children, a Canada-based charity and youth movement, and the Iqbal Masih Shaheed Children Foundation, which has started over 20 schools in Pakistan. In January 2009, the
United States Congress established the
annual Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor.
In 1994, Iqbal visited
Broad Meadows Middle School in
Quincy, Massachusetts, and
spoke to 7th graders about his life. When the students learned of his death,
they decided to raise money and build a school in his honor in Pakistan.
Iqbal's story was told in a book entitled Iqbal by Francesco D'Adamo, a fictional story based on true events, from the point of view of a girl named Fatima.
The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to
Kailash Satyarthi on grounds of prevention of child labour and
female education.
Satyarthi mentioned Masih in his Nobel Peace Prize award speech, dedicating it to him and other "martyrs".