Child labor is one of the many concerns in the
Philippines and, most disturbingly, one of the most rampant problems we face. It is indeed a social problem in our society. In the
documentary, these children were forced to take such tough job because of the
harsh realities of poverty and they feel like it’s their responsibility to help
their parents to provide the needs of their family. However, because of their
innocence they don’t even realize that they are being exploited.
In the
documentary, the first group of child laborers is working at the slaughter
house. They were tasked to take out the remaining pig fur and clean the cow
skin, in return for flesh and fat for free and sometimes a small amount of
money. Next, the children are exposed in a scorching heat of the sun where they
cut out the unnecessary grass and weeds found in the rice fields. Lastly, the kid’s
job at the port is to unload thousands of cement and carry each of them by the
used of their heads. Like a normal kid, they also wanted to go to school, but
eventually since they were exposed of working at the very young age, their
simple desire to have a job like to deliver sugar at other places have become
somewhat like their goal.
These
children are deprived of their freedom to enjoy being kids, to go to school and
to express their childhood wants and needs. However, poverty hinders the child
to any of these things and it seems that their parents don’t have better
options left but to resort to child labor. Basically, this documentary film is
clearly representing the Philippines current situation on the issue that
remains widespread and leaves the viewers uncertain if there is an utmost
action in this matter to help eradicate the problem.
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