It is estimated that around 3.2 million labourers work at 27, 000 kilns in Pakistan and that 1.1 million of these workers are children. The conditions at work are often highly dangerous with wages less than two thirds of the legal minimum wage. This forces many workers into debt, a debt that is passed from one generation to the next, effectively creating slavery like conditions. The Insan Dost Association (IDA) has held a series of protests, continuing into 2013, calling for better wages, social security and an end to bondage for workers in the kiln brick sector.
It is estimated that around 3.2 million labourers work at 27, 000 kilns in Pakistan and that 1.1 million of these workers are children. The conditions at work are often highly dangerous with wages less than two thirds of the legal minimum wage. This forces many workers into debt, a debt that is passed from one generation to the next, effectively creating slavery like conditions. The Insan Dost Association (IDA) has held a series of protests, continuing into 2013, calling for better wages, social security and an end to bondage for workers in the kiln brick sector.
