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Lahore, Pakistan, Labour Day

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Plight of Labourers in Lahore, Pakistan who don't even know about their rights and the Labour Day itself... Children work doing manual labour, often lifting goods that are more than double their own
in Society, on the 30th of April 2009
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A journey through the lives of those who toil and embroil everday as Lahore's Labour...
A journey through the lives of those who toil and embroil everday as Lahore's Labour...
A journey through the lives of those who toil and embroil everday as Lahore's Labour...
A journey through the lives of those who toil and embroil everday as Lahore's Labour...
A journey through the lives of those who toil and embroil everday as Lahore's Labour...
A journey through the lives of those who toil and embroil everday as Lahore's Labour...
A journey through the lives of those who toil and embroil everday as Lahore's Labour...
A journey through the lives of those who toil and embroil everday as Lahore's Labour...
A journey through the lives of those who toil and embroil everday as Lahore's Labour...
A journey through the lives of those who toil and embroil everday as Lahore's Labour...

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