A few days after Judge Asim Hafeez’s wife was accused of brutally torturing a 14-year-old domestic worker in the federal capital, Pakistan’s renowned actor Sajal Ali has sent a heartfelt plea to protect children from forced labor and stop violence. . them
“For the love of God, please stop torturing young children and making them work or labour. It’s wrong. Child labor is wrong. It’s illegal,” the Angan actor said.
The beautiful @Iamsajalali has a message for all of us.
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I want to thank her from the heart because she is the only celebrity friend I turned to, to ask for a short video asking the banning of child domestic labour, who responded immediately and recorded this message.
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He urged people to be proactive in reporting any child labor or abuse.
“If any of you see a young child working in [someone’s] home or outside, or being abused, report it immediately. Report it to the local authorities.”
The Snuff Ahn starlet added that people should work together to put pressure on the authorities and protect children.
“This is not their age to work. This is their age to read, to play,” she said.
Sajal’s video message was shared by senior actor Nadia Jameel, who also shared a strongly worded message condemning the exploitation and abuse of children.
Taking to her official Twitter handle, Nadia wrote: “The problem is that we often don’t know if a child is being kept as a domestic servant/slave, so there is no way to know if the child Well, are they providing that with education?
“You and [I] both know the truth. Often these young children are made to pick up rich children, clean the houses of rich people, and serve them.
“They are beaten, starved and deprived of education! Education is their constitutional right and their religious right.
“Remember, ending poverty is not the job of innocent children. Taking away their childhood is criminal. Too many of our children are victims. Too many.
Let’s all be part of their solution. please. Please speak up and report those who are employing children.”
He also praised Sajal for having a strong civic sense.
Earlier this week, reports surfaced again that a judge’s wife had brutally tortured a 14-year-old domestic worker. The victim’s family filed a complaint against the employers – who denied the allegation.
