Syeda Ghulam Fatima is a Pakistani human and labour rights activist, known for her work in ending bonded labour in brick kilns, and is General Secretary of Lahore-based Bonded Labour Liberation Front Pakistan (BLLF).[2][3]
Syeda Ghulam Fatima
Syeda Ghulam Fatima during the ceremony of Avrora Prize, Leymah Gbowee, Syeda Ghulam Fatima, Vartan Gregorian. She is standing next to John Kerry.
Fatima holds a master's degree in Political Science from Punjab University.[4] She has been campaigning for worker's rights and against bonded labour in Pakistani brick factories, kilns. She has been threatened, attacked, and wounded because of her activism. Through her organization, the Bonded Labour Liberation Front, Fatima has established Freedom Centers where workers can go for protection and legal counsel. She is the elected General Secretary of Bonded Labour Liberation Front Pakistan. Alongside her husband, Fatima runs BLLF from a storefront in Lahore.[5][6]
She helped to release more than 80,000 bonded laborers in Pakistan from all provinces since her engagement, and trained more than 600 women in alternative skills for poverty reduction.[4] In September 2015, Fatima was awarded a Clinton Global Citizen Award for "leadership in civil society" in New York.[7]
In August 2015, Fatima and the Bonded Labour Liberation Front received international attention when they were featured in a 7-part series by the popular internet photojournalism Facebook page, Humans of New York.[9] ( photo block of New York) 7 [9] photos were published on her life and work for the human rights especially for Bonded labours. Also shared was the official YouTube video featuring the 2014 EMI award-winning Vice documentary episode about her work, aired on HBO, that links to the 'Episode 2 Extended: Forced Slavery Interview' by the award-winning journalist Fazeelat Aslam.[10] As the result of an appeal by the Facebook page, over $2,300,000 USD was raised in several days for the Bonded Labour Liberation Front.[11]
Since 38 years of her life she has been serving for bonded labours liberation rights started from general talk with women bonded labours. She most often visit with her friends and teacher They had been tortured here her teacher had been beaten cruelly by bonded honors after which her friends got scared and stop coming with her but not her there's nothing to stop her as she is a determined women. She started from struggle against slavery through education for labour's awareness provided them with 6 toilets for women and 4 for males water taps as there was no facilities for the labours she do many programs, rallies on international labour day and seminar for women labours where almost 300 women were provided with alternative skills also appeal to supreme court after which in 1992 law were introduced against forced labour , 1995 rules on forced labour had been made.
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Syeda Ghulam Fatima is a Pakistani human and labour rights activist known for her work in ending bonded labour in brick kilns and is General Secretary of Lahore based Bonded Labour Liberation Front Pakistan BLLF 2 3 Syeda Ghulam FatimaSyeda Ghulam Fatima during the ceremony of Avrora Prize Leymah Gbowee Syeda Ghulam Fatima Vartan Gregorian She is standing next to John Kerry BornPakistanCitizenshipPakistaniOccupation s Activist General Secretary Bonded Labour Liberation Front Pakistan BLLF 1 Websitebllfpk wbr com Contents 1 Biography 2 Media coverage 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography EditFatima holds a master s degree in Political Science from Punjab University 4 She has been campaigning for worker s rights and against bonded labour in Pakistani brick factories kilns She has been threatened attacked and wounded because of her activism Through her organization the Bonded Labour Liberation Front Fatima has established Freedom Centers where workers can go for protection and legal counsel She is the elected General Secretary of Bonded Labour Liberation Front Pakistan Alongside her husband Fatima runs BLLF from a storefront in Lahore 5 6 She helped to release more than 80 000 bonded laborers in Pakistan from all provinces since her engagement and trained more than 600 women in alternative skills for poverty reduction 4 In September 2015 Fatima was awarded a Clinton Global Citizen Award for leadership in civil society in New York 7 In March 2016 Fatima was one of four finalists nominated for the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity an award given to humanitarians in memory of the Armenian genocide 8 Media coverage EditIn August 2015 Fatima and the Bonded Labour Liberation Front received international attention when they were featured in a 7 part series by the popular internet photojournalism Facebook page Humans of New York 9 photo block of New York 7 9 photos were published on her life and work for the human rights especially for Bonded labours Also shared was the official YouTube video featuring the 2014 EMI award winning Vice documentary episode about her work aired on HBO that links to the Episode 2 Extended Forced Slavery Interview by the award winning journalist Fazeelat Aslam 10 As the result of an appeal by the Facebook page over 2 300 000 USD was raised in several days for the Bonded Labour Liberation Front 11 https commons m wikimedia org wiki File Bonded labour activist Syeda Ghulam Fatima courtesy Humans of New York jpg 2 StrugglesSince 38 years of her life she has been serving for bonded labours liberation rights started from general talk with women bonded labours She most often visit with her friends and teacher They had been tortured here her teacher had been beaten cruelly by bonded honors after which her friends got scared and stop coming with her but not her there s nothing to stop her as she is a determined women She started from struggle against slavery through education for labour s awareness provided them with 6 toilets for women and 4 for males water taps as there was no facilities for the labours she do many programs rallies on international labour day and seminar for women labours where almost 300 women were provided with alternative skills also appeal to supreme court after which in 1992 law were introduced against forced labour 1995 rules on forced labour had been made See also Edit Pakistan portalThe State of Bonded Labor in Pakistan Debt bondage in India Slavery in Pakistan Child labour in Pakistan Human rights in Pakistan Feudalism in Pakistan Brick Kiln Slavery Pakistan Struggles of Syeda Ghulam FatimaReferences Edit Contacts BLLF Official website Retrieved 2017 01 14 a b HONY helps raise 1 2 million dollars to end bonded labour in Pakistan The Dawn August 18 2015 Retrieved 2015 08 19 Amel Ghani June 4 2015 Human resource Labour policy draft lacks enforcement mechanism The Express Tribune Retrieved 2015 08 19 a b Vote for Syeda Ghulam Fatima The News Women thenews com pk Archived from the original on 2015 09 29 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Lets Help Fatima for Bonded Labor Liberation Front Indiegogo Life Call for end to bonded labour Daily Times January 30 2014 Retrieved 2015 08 19 Pakistani activist Syeda Ghulam Fatima receives Global Citizen award in NY Geo News 28 September 2015 Retrieved 29 September 2015 Gladstone Rick 2016 03 14 Finalists Picked for New Prize Created in Memory of Armenian Genocide The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2019 07 29 a b Timeline Photos Humans of New York Facebook facebook com Humans of New York Facebook facebook com August 17 2015 Humans of New York Raises 2 Million to End Forced Labor in Pakistan NBC News August 18 2015 Retrieved 2015 08 19 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Syeda Ghulam Fatima amp oldid 1129451661, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
