Pakistan brick kiln labour rights activist won Global Citizen Award in New York

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Pakistan brick kiln labour rights activist won Global Citizen Award in New York

• Pakistan
• Nudrrat Khawaja
• September 28, 2015 3:00 pm

NEW YORK (Web Desk) – Pakistani rights activist, Syeda Ghulam Fatima, received a Global Citizen award for Leadership in Civil Society during the Clinton Global Citizen award ceremony held in New York on Sunday.

According to Pakistan Today, Fatima is known for her work towards ending bonded labour in Pakistan’s brick kilns and established a non-government organization, Bonded Labour Liberation Front Pakistan.

Her efforts captured global attention when Brandon Stanton of the famous photography blog Humans of New York (HONY) photographed her during his visit to Pakistan this summer and helped her raise $2.3 million for her organization.


A statement from the Clinton Foundation said Fatima was honored for driving a proactive approach toward policy in Pakistan and advocating for core labor standards in Pakistan.

The Ninth Annual Clinton Global Citizen Awards honored outstanding individuals from across the world for their leadership and groundbreaking work that has effected positive, lasting social change around the world in the areas of healthcare, poverty, economic empowerment, legal aid, and women’s leadership.
Pakistan brick kiln labour rights activist won Global Citizen Award in New York - Daily Pakistan Global

 

[Dubious]

Congratulations!!

 

[Neutron]

Thank you Brandon, Thank you HONY and Thank you Ghulam Fatima

Postive people are asset for humanity

 

[Thorough Pro]

Actually its a matter of shame for us as a country and society. I salute this lady for her great work, but why did she need to do this great work in the first place? Why do we still have bonded labourers/slaves in this society in this time and age? why is their no legislation banning this practice? why has the government/society as a whole not done anything to curb this medieval practice forcing this one lady to fight it all alone?

I feel ashamed on this award, it confirms that our country and society are criminal of allowing such practices

Congratulations!!

 

[Dubious]

Actually its a matter of shame for us as a country and society. I salute this lady for her great work, but why did she need to do this great work in the first place? Why do we still have bonded labourers/slaves in this society in this time and age? why is their no legislation banning this practice? why has the government/society as a whole not done anything to curb this medieval practice forcing this one lady to fight it all alone?

I feel ashamed on this award, it confirms that our country and society are criminal of allowing such practices

The very fact she is doing is what I congratulated her for

2ndly, why? coz we have dickheads as politicians
retarded people as their blind sheeply supporters who can be shot in the head and will still smilingly say they support their bloody party
And a system that is soo broken that only corrupts are supported to the maximum and those who try to fix or even point it out disappear or give up!

Why do we still have bonded labourers/slaves in this society in this time and age? why is their no legislation banning this practice? why has the government/society as a whole not done anything to curb this medieval practice forcing this one lady to fight it all alone?

Govt is dead...sleeping people would have woken up bt nto govt