Based on the reports received; On Friday, October 20, 2023, a 16-year-old teenager identified as "Martin Hossein Panahi" from Tazaabad, Dehgolan, had an accident while working in a basket factory located in Salawat Abad, Sanandaj, and fell between the gears. This incident caused his death.
In Iran, under the rule of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a significant number of children, instead of educating and developing their knowledge and abilities for the development of themselves and the society, are forced to work in order to survive due to poverty and miserable livelihood. As the non-governmental statistics collected by children's rights and human rights activists indicate a population of seven million working children, and it is expected that this phenomenon will grow more and more due to the increase in poverty and the inflation rate.
Despite the fact that Kurdistan, as a part of this geography, has always suffered from the Islamic Republic's economic upheaval policy, national discrimination and systematic poverty have also caused Kurdistan provinces to always be the first rank of poverty in the country, without a doubt, Kurdish children are also As a result of this policy, many other regions are victimized. The phenomenon of child labor is only a small part of this terrible and painful situation, but on the other hand, child labor, child soldiers, child abuse, child marriage, etc. are related phenomena that affect the society. It leads to social and cultural collapse.