155 4 Encounters He spoke at meetings and rallies, to businesses and factory owners, on behalf of the enslaved children. He was even flown around the world to talk about his plight and the plight of others like him. In 1995, Iqbal was murdered for speaking out against the factory owners. By that time, he’d helped save the lives of over 3,000 trapped children who felt as though they’d been forgotten. Understanding 17 Summarise the story of Iqbal Use the following words to write a summary of the story about Iqbal: Pakistan – slave – carpet factory – organization – rescue – mission – murdered Talking 18 Discuss the illustrations Work with a partner. How well do the illustrations on pages 151 and 154 represent the stories? Discuss with your partner. Remember to give reasons for your opinion. 19 Talk about child labour The United Nations’ definition of child labour is: “[…] work that children should not be doing because they are too young to work, or – if they are old enough to work – because it is dangerous or otherwise unsuitable for them.” Work in pairs and answer the following questions: a) Read the definition of child labour. Why would you say that Iqbal was a victim of child labour? spoke (to speak) – talaði a rally – samkoma on behalf of – fyrir hönd flown (to fly) – flogið plight – neyð United Nations – Sameinuðu þjóðirnar (SÞ) unsuitable – ekki við hæfi Hæfniviðmið • Lesið sér til fróðleiks rauntexta af fjöl- breyttum miðlum, brugðist við efni þeirra eða unnið úr þeim á annan hátt. • Tjáð sig skipulega um efni sem hann þekkir eða hefur unnið með í námi sínu og brugðist við spurningum.
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