How many more poor child workers must die in Pakistan before change happens?

Graphic videos of the last hours of 10-year-old Fatima Furiro have highlighted once again the abuse faced by child workers, writes Zofeen T Ebrahim

Extreme poverty pushes many parents to turn a blind eye to the possibility of physical and sexual violence in addition to the long working hours endured by their children, with little rest and no healthcare or education.

The death of 10-year-old Fatima Furiro would have passed sadly but quietly had it not been for the two graphic videos that turned up on social media. 

The little girl’s body was this week exhumed for a postmortem examination, days after the videos mysteriously appeared online. One appeared to show signs of torture on Fatima’s body, while the other showed her writhing in agony, and struggling to sit up, before collapsing.