Romanticizing Child Labor Issue Brought up Online Amid Viral Story of Reymark
A certain netizen reacts to romanticizing child labor issue amid viral story of Reymark and lamented “Hindi po retirement plan ang mga anak”.
A few days ago, the heartbreaking story of a 10-year-old boy named Reymark has spread like a wildfire online. A lot of kind-hearted netizens donated some amount to help the kid amid poverty.
Reymark has been spotted plowing the land with the help of his horse just to earn money to feed his family. The kid is living with his grandparents Rudy and Nerissa who could not work anymore because of their illnesses and old age.
The young boy’s mother left him while his father was in jail. The kid is plowing the land of the farm so he could earn money to buy sardines and medicine for his grandparents.
A lot of people donate some amount to help the kid together with Department of Social Welfare and Development and Agriculture Department give Reymark’s family some goods.
Recently, some social media users brought up the concept of child labor, exploitation and family planning after the story of Reymark has been featured on “GMA’s “Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho”.
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Some netizens expressed their concern regarding the story and fear of tendency to romanticize poverty and child labor. A certain netizen even stressed out that children were not a retirement plan.
Here is the post:
“Hindi po retirement plan ang mga anak, opo. Your child is not an investment. Kung hindi niyo po kayang buhayin mga future junakis(anak) niyo, wag na po kayo mag-anak, simple.
Children need a life that they deserve wag po natin i-romanticize ang CHILD LABOR AND EXPLOITATION.
AT HIGIT SA LAHAT, MAGKAIBA ANG “MULAT SA REALIDAD” SA “BIKTIMA NG REALIDAD”.
PS: THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM, DON’T BLAME THE PARENTS ALONE. Most of them don’t have the opportunities as well dahil they’re poor.”
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The netizens expressed their reactions to the issue:
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