Afternoon Play - My Name is Iqbal Masih

My Name is Iqbal Masih by Bettina Gracias The extraordinary and tragic story of a young Pakistani boy forced into bonded labour in a carpet factory at the age of four and who became a figurehead for the Bonded Liberation Movement aged eleven. Iqbal ..... Sagar Radia Khan ..... Bhasker Patel Carpet Master ..... Kaleem Janjua Inayat ..... Manjeet Mann Mustaf ..... Inam Mirza Hasim ..... Gagan Sharma Journalist ..... Janice Acquah American ..... Chris Pavlo Policeman/Worker/Pakistani Man ..... Saikat Ahamed Director: David Hunter Despite the valiant efforts of many there are still thousands of child labourers in factories across Asia, often working long hours in terrible conditions to provide cheap clothing and other goods for our high street stores. This play, the moving story of Iqbal Masih, brings to the foreground one of the less savoury elements of an increasingly global economy and contributes to the continuing debate about our wider responsibilities as consumers. It also celebrates the tragically short life of a remarkable individual. My Name is Iqbal Masih won the 2009 Clarion Radio Drama Award.