ESTABLISHMENT OF SAINT LAWRENCE PUBLIC SCHOOL:

PRISE DISTRIBUTION CERMONEY ON RESULT DAY 2015.

FAIR WELL PARTY TO 5TH CLASS 2015.

CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CHILDREN 2015.

On 1st June 2015, in regard to international day of children 2015, an activity entitled “Recreational opportunities for better mental growth of children” was organized by peace for nation international (PNI) at St. Lawrence Public School at Sarfraz Colony, Rajawala, Faisalabad. The pupose of this activity was to provide recreational opportunities to students. Country’s warlike situation is very apprehensive and children feel very insecure after many attacks on schools and other public places and activities like this can help the children to enjoy and grow better in healthy atmosphere in the best interest of their bright future. Students of the school participated with zeal and aspiration in many activities includes; tablo songs, motivational songs, national songs, drawing competition, speeches and regional dress show. 
Students of the St. Lawrence public school performed a special tablo to condemn the terrorism in the country. They participate in drawing competition by painting the posters showing interest towards education and recreational opportunities. Terrorism was also condemned through poster painting.
Child labor and other child abuses highlighted and denounced through speeches by students and teachers. It was also shared that Millions of children are not enrolled to school which need to address by government and civil society.

Advocate Hashmat Barkat (Chairman-PNI) observed the activity as principal of the school. During his speech he said that we are committed to provide quality education and we believe that extracurricular activities are very important for the students of early stage classes to increase the inertest towards education. He encouraged the students and appreciated all the efforts by students and teachers. He also passed on good wishes to students and teachers. 

CAMPAIGN LUNCHED AGAINST CHILD LABOR.

The government should form a national commission to tackle the rights and protection of children from all forms of neglect, abuse and exploitation. It should strengthen the control system to reduce child labor and put in place a mechanism that bans the employment of children under 14 and set the minimum age between 14 and 18. These are the demands of the participants in the protest march called " Red Card for child labor ", organized on June 11 in front of the Faisalabad Press Club on the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour.
At the demonstration attended by several human rights organizations such as Peace and Human Development (PHD), Peace for Nation International (PNI), Adara Samaji Behbood (ASB) and Ever Green Foundation (EGF), who joined children and adults from different communities. During the march, participants exhibited placards and chanted slogans against child exploitation.

Advocate Hashmat Barkat, Chairman of Peace for nation international, said that "child labor will end when employers are brought to trial and the goal of compulsory and free school education reached." In Pakistan, in fact, about 7.3 million children do not attend schools. In addition, Anthony continues, the current legislation on child labor, the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance 2002, "must be modified to create special courts for minors."
Suneel Malik, director of PhD, explained that "The red card is used as a symbol by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to raise awareness on the prevention and elimination of child labor, to give a voice to children who are employed in domestic work, in factories, in the furnaces, as beggars, waiters or mechanics.”
The latest ILO estimates state that 5.7 million children in Pakistan between 10 and 17 years old work, two thirds in the agricultural sector. A similar number is used instead as free labor in "family" enterprises. Lower downward say that 13.5% of young people between 15 and 17 years are employed in hazardous work.
Shazia George, member of the Commission on the status of women in Punjab, says that "domestic child labor is difficult to ascertain, because it is very informal and hidden, and inspectors cannot monitor all homes where children may be subject to physical violence, long working hours, hazardous work environments and low-quality food and accommodation. " "The government - she continues - should immediately prohibit the domestic child labor, by inserting in the list occupations banned by the Employment of Child Act".
According to the Human rights activist Zafar Iqbal, Program manager,  Peace for nation international, the justifications of child labor such as poverty and unemployment "are weak. The real causes are lack of will, concern, commitment and sincerity on the part of the authorities to protect children from exploitation."