Syeda Ghulam Fatima
Syeda Ghulam Fatima | |
|---|---|
| Born | Syeda Ghulam Fatima |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Activist |
Syeda Ghulam Fatima is a Pakistani activist.
Biography
She holds a Masters in Political Science from Punjab University.[1] 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.[2][3] 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.
Humans of New York
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[4]. As the result of an appeal by the Facebook page, over $1,700,000 USD was raised in several days for the Bonded Labour Liberation Front.
References
- ^ http://women.thenews.com.pk/202059_syeda-ghulam-fatima
- ^ https://life.indiegogo.com/fundraisers/let-s-help-fatima-end-bonded-labor
- ^ http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/30-Jan-2014/call-for-end-to-bonded-labour
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/photos/a.102107073196735.4429.102099916530784/1057400687667364/?type=1&theater