Broad Meadows Middle School How they stopped child labor. By: Sarah Gruber & Jenna Berman

What is Child Labor? Child Labor is when your sold to someone who can force you do whatever they want. In this area they sold children to make carpets.

Iqbal and the students Iqbal and the students are trying desperately to stop child labor. Children were forced to make rugs and carpets for stores. So when you saw a carpet there it was mostly made by a child.

Iqbal Iqbal was sold to child labor for $ He was the first to actually try to stop child labor. A child made this carpet who went through child labor.

How did they try to stop child labor? At first Iqbal started giving speeches at other schools against child labor. Then Iqbal and the students started ing other countries also against child labor.

Iqbal’s Death Iqbal was riding his bike when a man shot Iqbal to death at the age of 12. When the children of Broad Meadows Middle school heard about Iqbal’s death, they started asking for donations of $12 mainly because Iqbal was sold for $12 and he was 12 years old when he was shot to death.

Did they succeed? Yes, they did very well. They raised over $147,000 also they got to team up with other countries.