Wednesday, April 27, 2011

The plight of child housekeepers

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On February 11, 2010, Yasmin, a 15-year-old girl was allegedly burnt by her employers in Okara and died five days later in a hospital in Lahore. Her father weeping at the memory of his young daughter revealed later that this was not the first instance of violence at the hands of Yasmin’s employers. “They used to occasionally beat her up over trivial issues and she would often complain about it. I think we should have just told the police before anything like this happened,” he moaned.

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