REQUEST FOR HELP
Dear All,
Two years ago when I visited a brick kiln near IIT Kanpur with Vijaya Didi, daughter of a former President of India who is running a one room school without the roof for the benefit of children of workers, I was appalled to first hand witness plight of these bonded laborers working in slave like conditions. I was moved. I decided that we need to do something.
We have launched a petition drive to address the problem. You can read more about the petition "END Slavery in Brick Kilns in India" and our suggestion to Prime Minister of India at https://www.change.org/p/end- slavery-in-brick-kilns-in- india
Please consider signing the petition to show your concern with the current situation and demand for change. Our goal is 1000 signatures. 513 Signatures are already on the petition.
PLEASE FORWARD THIS MAIL TO YOUR FRIENDS. SHARE PETITION ON FACEBOOK.
Thank You
Ashok Gupta
PS: India, according to 2016 Global Slavery Index, has the highest number of people in the world trapped in modern-day slavery with 18.35 million victims of forced/bonded labor. About 10 million of India’s “modern slaves” labor in appalling conditions in brick kilns. Entire families of men, women and children as bonded-laborers are working in these kilns for a pittance and in terrible conditions. They work 12 to 18 hours a day to pay off their undocumented debt in perpetuity, from generation to generation, to produce what is now termed as “blood-bricks” for the construction industry.
Two years ago when I visited a brick kiln near IIT Kanpur with Vijaya Didi, daughter of a former President of India who is running a one room school without the roof for the benefit of children of workers, I was appalled to first hand witness plight of these bonded laborers working in slave like conditions. I was moved. I decided that we need to do something.
We have launched a petition drive to address the problem. You can read more about the petition "END Slavery in Brick Kilns in India" and our suggestion to Prime Minister of India at https://www.change.org/p/end- slavery-in-brick-kilns-in- india
Please consider signing the petition to show your concern with the current situation and demand for change. Our goal is 1000 signatures. 513 Signatures are already on the petition.
PLEASE FORWARD THIS MAIL TO YOUR FRIENDS. SHARE PETITION ON FACEBOOK.
Thank You
Ashok Gupta
PS: India, according to 2016 Global Slavery Index, has the highest number of people in the world trapped in modern-day slavery with 18.35 million victims of forced/bonded labor. About 10 million of India’s “modern slaves” labor in appalling conditions in brick kilns. Entire families of men, women and children as bonded-laborers are working in these kilns for a pittance and in terrible conditions. They work 12 to 18 hours a day to pay off their undocumented debt in perpetuity, from generation to generation, to produce what is now termed as “blood-bricks” for the construction industry.
