Mother Hen and Her Chicks

Children’s need freedom

What is Mothers Day 2012?

Mother's Day 2012 is observed on the second Sunday of May and celebrates the important roles that mothers serve in society. Anna Jarvis of West Virginia started the holiday in 1908 to pay tribute to mothers, but it wasn't until 1914 that President Woodrow Wilson made the holiday official by signing it into law.

Mother's Day 2012 will be one of the most commercialized in the Bangladesh, and sales for gifts peak during the days preceding Mother's Day. It is common for children to buy gifts, flowers, and cards for their mothers on Mother's Day.

Stop child labour

Ten-year-old Shaifur working in a door lock factory in Old Dhaka
Unlike his colleague, Shaifur works without a mask

13-year-old Liyakot Ali works in a silver cooking pot factory in Old Dhaka
The children work 10 hour days in hazardous conditions, for a weekly wage of 200 taka (4.5 Euro)
Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 2008