Patakis Iqbal, A Child Against Child Labour

The true story of Iqbal, the twelve-year-old boy from Pakistan who became for the whole world the symbol of the fight against the exploitation of child labor. His family gave him up in exchange for a loan of just sixteen dollars. Forced to work in a carpet factory from morning to night, chained to the weaving frame, under inhumane conditions, like thousands of other children in the poorest countries of the world, Iqbal will find the strength to rebel, to denounce the " Carpet Mafia', lead to the arrest of his boss, helping free hundreds of other child slaves. A novel of complaint, touching but also angry, that speaks of the value of freedom and memory that must always be preserved, because without memory there is no hope for the future. "Cassa di Risparmio di Cento" Award "La ciliegia d' oro - Terre del Magnifico" Award 2002 "Piccoli lettori crescono" Award Piero Manni 2002