In a heartbreaking incident from the Kasur region of Punjab, Pakistan, a family was finally freed from more than 130 years of bonded labour after a foreign humanitarian paid off their debt. According to reports, the family had been forced to work at brick kilns for four generations after their ancestors took a loan known locally as peshki. Unable to repay the debt, the family reportedly spent decades working without wages under exploitative conditions.
The rescue was carried out by Aaron Hutchings, a member of the organization Jubilee Campaign, which works under the slogan “End Slavery Now.” Hutchings shared an emotional video of the family’s release on Instagram, capturing the powerful moment they realized they were finally free.
