Arab and Islamic Culture Newsrael News Desk MAY 26, 2026
MUST SEE! Christian man frees family in Pakistan from slavery
A Christian man from the U.S. named Aaron Hutchings traveled to Pakistan to free a family from 140 years in slavery, paying around $4000 for their freedom
The family had remained trapped in bonded labour for generations in Pakistan’s brick kiln industry after an ancestor took a loan in the 1880s.
Multi-generational bondage persists in Pakistan despite having been banned in 1992.
The system revolves around “peshgi” (advance payments or loans) given by kiln owners to workers, often for emergencies, weddings or illness. Wages are extremely low and owners add high interest, arbitrary fines and manipulated accounts. This makes repayment nearly impossible.
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