A video of a young boy working at a construction site has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. In the viral video, the boy could be seen squatting on a narrow piece of metal at a dangerously high level. The boy does not have a helmet, safety shoes or any safety belts or harness. The video when shared on social media caught netizen’s attention on the safety compromise with the boy.
Shared by a Twitter user, the video was captioned “He needs appreciation and all praise.”
“No one among all stressing about Schooling?” the user added.
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While the user wanted to shift the focus on schooling, the caption did not go down well with the netizens who were quick at pointing out the safety hazards the boy was working under.
“Definitely need safety lines strapped. And a good insurance,” said one user, “He need best safety net…,” said another.
One user said that the worker's contractor “needs to be shown the way to jail.” “Ridiculous apathy to safety,” the user added.
Retweeting the video, one user on the microblogging site wrote, “He needs insurance, proper pay, a helmet, uniform, shoes with grip and safety lines strapped to his belt.”
The user pointed out to his “desperate need” to earn wages, in response to a tweet which said that the worker needs to talk to his supervisor before starting the work.