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  • The Philippines has vast deposits of gold. But much of it is mined by children. They alone are slender enough to dive deep into self-dug tunnels, through swamps or down to the seabed. The highly dangerous undertaking puts their lives at risk.
    All over the country, families are digging for gold in thousands of small-scale mines without supervision or controls: men, women and children, all hoping for a few nuggets that they can sell for a handful of pesos.
    In the swamps in the center of the country, 13-year-old Hato spends hours every day diving for gold in deep water-filled holes. He breathes through a thin plastic tube connected to an air compressor on his father's dugout canoe. One small puncture would mean certain death for the boy.
    800 kilometers away, on the island of Leyte, 14-year-old Dennis Junior dives 20 meters deep into the warm, clear waters of the Bohol Sea, using the same improvised breathing equipment. Together with his father, he digs for gold on the seabed, filling sacks with sand and bringing them to the surface. We follow Hato and Dennis Junior in the Philippines as they go about their dangerous work.
    According to the NGO Human Rights Watch, thousands of children across the country are helping their parents search for gold.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 738

  • @bethdejuan8909
    @bethdejuan8909 14 днів тому +684

    I am filipino, as a child I did'nt know what child labor was I worked since I can remember. However my parents encouraged me to kept going to school even we can't hardly affords the tuitions fee. Now I'm in a better situation because of education. People comments don't know poverty..I'd been there and I know how it feels but no other options.

    • @annicia1430
      @annicia1430 14 днів тому +24

      I know if the parents had other choices and could afford, they would not allow their kids to work but instead to seek education for a better future

    • @princethawani1351
      @princethawani1351 14 днів тому +26

      For real mahn Am from Africa (Malawi) I guess the WEST doesn't know poverty

    • @user-bh9vf2zu1r
      @user-bh9vf2zu1r 14 днів тому +17

      @@princethawani1351 Proverty exist in the West also.

    • @nitzneymann3977
      @nitzneymann3977 14 днів тому +7

      Good for you, your parents didn't bear you as their retirement plan.

    • @t-dog8528
      @t-dog8528 13 днів тому

      🙂🙂🙂

  • @michaelknight3270
    @michaelknight3270 9 днів тому +174

    I was in Angeles for the first time in April. I've never seen poverty like that of the Philippines. I went out one hot evening and started handing out bottles of water to families (5) till I had nothing for myself. Went back to my hotel room and packed everything I could in a large duffle bag and gave it to a family. I gave one family some change then thought, I could do better than that and gave them 1k pesos. The mother started saying "thank you Jesus". It made me start crying as I walked back to my room. Hit me hard for a few days.
    I'm already booked to fly back next year and I'm taking all my daughter's old clothes to hand out. I can't save them all but I'm gonna do what I can.

    • @chialor1945
      @chialor1945 8 днів тому +5

      you have a great heart. Thank you!

    • @ayedunjossyoladipupo1235
      @ayedunjossyoladipupo1235 7 днів тому +3

      God bless you big.

    • @Candy111.
      @Candy111. 7 днів тому +3

      May God bless you and anyone in poverty which is all over the world. Some are worse than others for sure, much worse. But I pray to God 🙏🏻 🙏🏻 that all children gets the education they need and food in their bellies everyday, both are essential if they want to grow up and not have to work like this. If possible send your children to school and break the cycle of child labor, so that they all get an education and if they decide to have children their children will have a better life. I SAW A COMMENT WHERE THE MORE CHILDREN YOU HAVE THEN YOU HIT THE LOTTERY. I HOPE THIS ISN'T TRUE. IF IT IS STOP HAVING CHILDREN TO GO TO DO THE WORK THAT THE PARENTS SHOULD BE DOING.

    • @stoicleci1931
      @stoicleci1931 7 днів тому +1

      Wow so heartwarming. May God continue to bless you so you can bless others.

    • @ChristTestimonychurch
      @ChristTestimonychurch 6 днів тому +5

      I am also at the gold mines in East Africa.... people die all the time underground. But today we are adopting saver mining methods. May be you can start a channel partner with archeologists especially from Germany to enlighten miners especially Africa n Asia.

  • @lincslegend6936
    @lincslegend6936 14 днів тому +208

    Sometimes i think my life is hard until i watch things like this. 😢

  • @serge7530
    @serge7530 14 днів тому +169

    I used to work in construction growing up in Mexico and I can say most times there are no other options, I had to work so my family could get food and afford basic stuff. It was not as extreme as this documentary but it was child work anyway. Countries need to invest more in their youth but sadly that's among the last things in their list. In Mexico, most of the social programs get lost in the burocratic apparatus and the pockets of crooked politicians.

    • @BertVerschuren
      @BertVerschuren 14 днів тому +12

      Alongside my 3 brothers, I helped my parents build our house. And it started when I was 8. And yes this was Belgium in the 70’s. Never as dangerous as in this video, but with dangers nonetheless.
      However, I never saw this as child labour, not even now. It was the only option of my family at that time; my parents simply didn’t have the money. In my case, I learned a lot in the process, useful for the rest of my life.
      In the Philippines, the challenge is similar, but on a different scale. Not doing this is simply no food or education. It’s all good to officially forbid this, but then the authorities need to facilitate an alternative. And clearly they don’t - or can’t. So this will remain a reality, and none of our western morality will change this.

    • @maximolacerante8808
      @maximolacerante8808 14 днів тому +5

      settle down, you make it sound like most children in mexico have to work to survive. truth is most children in mexico go to free school and do homework and play in the afternoons.

    • @alma09876
      @alma09876 12 днів тому

      Spanish from Mexico governed the Philippines in during colonization. It was how corruption was inherited to the Philippines.

    • @enriquegarcia6784
      @enriquegarcia6784 8 днів тому +1

      No way u was chillin in Mexico u was rich compared to this people

    • @TheCutiePatrol
      @TheCutiePatrol 7 днів тому

      It's all down to corruption and exploitation. Notice how the further down that gold line, people were living more and more comfortable. Those 2 women talking about how its illegal and parents are at fault didn't look anywhere near as poor as those others. If this was being done in the USA, those people wouldnt have to send their kids to work, they'd be paid fairly for their gold.

  • @Gift20229
    @Gift20229 14 днів тому +209

    "It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to good education "-, Nelson Mandela

    • @geoms6263
      @geoms6263 14 днів тому +1

      Until you educate them, the Canadians will come and extract the gold. They will only be left with heaps of earth..

    • @fernandomiron2029
      @fernandomiron2029 14 днів тому +1

      Good quote, but were far from it.

    • @John-cc9my
      @John-cc9my 14 днів тому

      It's the Philippines problem not the United States problem we have our own problems to solve not other countries problems to solve

    • @TerryYo-uk1py
      @TerryYo-uk1py 14 днів тому +4

      ​@John-cc9my you just made a fool of your self 😂😂

    • @China-Massacre-1989
      @China-Massacre-1989 14 днів тому

      CCP: ???? trust me im good

  • @mrjoker2444
    @mrjoker2444 12 днів тому +149

    I will never again complain about my job … ever

    • @buzz5969
      @buzz5969 12 днів тому +11

      Neither will I, havent worked since 2013 and no intents to ever work again.😊✌🏻🍻

    • @nav4688
      @nav4688 9 днів тому +6

      i will still

    • @________________.........
      @________________......... 8 днів тому

      that's philippe child 😅

    • @DrakePasnak
      @DrakePasnak 8 днів тому

      @@nav4688 clown

    • @Jason-gp4hg
      @Jason-gp4hg 6 днів тому

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @winnebahospital6816
    @winnebahospital6816 13 днів тому +37

    A world where those who have do not appreciate and those not having struggling to get are appreciated. crazy world indeed

  • @user-uq2ko4jq2v
    @user-uq2ko4jq2v 14 днів тому +50

    the lack of music makes this feel so real and personal

  • @kaynefryday6637
    @kaynefryday6637 14 днів тому +144

    2 grams of pure gold is $220 AUS , they get 6 Euros each ? Someone is ripping them off blind . They should sell there gold to tourists they would get way more .

    • @BridePat
      @BridePat 14 днів тому +36

      Thats the point, they can't just sell it online for the right price, also selling it in raw form doesn't insure its 24k being worht that much or even close to that purity. But yes they are being underpaid for surem simply bc they dont have another option.

    • @lcofficial3084
      @lcofficial3084 14 днів тому +23

      well, obviously they don't earn anything, like with every other supply chain in the world

    • @sunstardrummer963
      @sunstardrummer963 14 днів тому

      ​@@lcofficial3084well they earn something.
      Nothing Is
      Nothing.

    • @wompwomp602
      @wompwomp602 14 днів тому +7

      6 pieces of rice weighs 2 grams ??? and in order for any society to work functionally you MUST earn more than you make.

    • @paulg3012
      @paulg3012 14 днів тому +37

      The woman making 10 times the regular wage just buying and selling is a real parasite.

  • @ramluma
    @ramluma 9 днів тому +14

    Poor foreign kids, risking their lives everyday. While in the USA, kids cry because their food is cold.

    • @tabularasa7775
      @tabularasa7775 7 днів тому +5

      Glorifying one set of children whilst demonizing another based upon nothing more than your silly little assumption that one set of kids have nothing and one has everything . You should be ashamed of yourself . Kids are kids no matter what and REST ASSURED there are kids in America and Europe with NOTHING , just like these kids . There are also wealthy families and kids in Philippines too .

    • @omegadestroyerofworlds9784
      @omegadestroyerofworlds9784 11 годин тому

      As opposed to adults crying about not being able to send kids into goldmines instead of school?

  • @johncashwell1024
    @johncashwell1024 14 днів тому +41

    Most of us in the west don't know what poverty is. Even some of our poorest peoples have a roof over their head and access to so much. Also, these are small family run operations and no less dangerous than the family farms around the world where family's children are just as much risk but are nonetheless allowed to work. The child labour they should be focused on are the companies that make their money by forcing children to work in their sweat shopse.

    • @iamedyboy
      @iamedyboy 13 днів тому +7

      yeah. i saw a pbs documentary of living in poverty in us. they live in concrete apartment and they have food stubs. i laughed and said to myself they have no idea of a real poverty is.

    • @ganjalfcreamcorn8438
      @ganjalfcreamcorn8438 11 днів тому +4

      @@iamedyboy its not a competition bro.

    • @Ipetam
      @Ipetam 6 днів тому

      ​@@iamedyboy If you need government assistance then you're poor.

    • @ChrisSmith-rd6dm
      @ChrisSmith-rd6dm 2 дні тому

      ​@@iamedyboyno American knows real poverty even the poorest most people poor in the USA made themselves that way and deserve no help

  • @davidarmitage289
    @davidarmitage289 14 днів тому +39

    I cannot believe what I am seeing . So sad

  • @spacetime3
    @spacetime3 8 днів тому +13

    Imagine the number of young boys not just in the Philippines but throughout history and every country at some point who have had to do these deadly jobs. I pray for a more equal and fair society where they boys can just grow up to live there dreams. Its so hard they want to help support there families but the risks are so great.

    • @daniel3231995
      @daniel3231995 6 днів тому

      This stuff look like stories you hear from the California gold rush. Iirc, this kind of manual mining was already done in ancient Rome thru open pits & even then, child & slave labor was prevalent for the same reasons. I'm ashamed to look at this & see the continually sorry state of our country from a place of privilege but we let it get this way.

  • @thedaggonator
    @thedaggonator 10 днів тому +12

    You can't blame the middle class lady. This is how it works in every single industry, big and small, all over the world.

  • @angesvlogs6628
    @angesvlogs6628 14 днів тому +47

    May all that lost their lives rest in paradise 😢
    Let children be children.

    • @TheStockwell
      @TheStockwell 14 днів тому +10

      No offense intended, but they aren't resting in "paradise." They are dead. Period.
      They led horrific lives, they're dead - and no fictional deity did anything to prevent any of this.
      Have a magical day 🦄

    • @Ionut-bg6vw
      @Ionut-bg6vw 14 днів тому +3

      ​@@TheStockwellright

    • @mortdog
      @mortdog 14 днів тому +11

      ​@TheStockwell I think you did intend some offence tbh

    • @tabularasa7775
      @tabularasa7775 7 днів тому

      ​@@mortdogWell some see great offence and insult in the utterly ridiculous notion of omnipotent sky daddys opening up their protective arms to oppressed children's dead bodies but failed to protect them in the only life they ever get , here on earth .

    • @tabularasa7775
      @tabularasa7775 7 днів тому +1

      ​@@TheStockwellI also find the notion of children LEADING horrific lives offensive too . They don't lead , they are forced because their "father" couldn't pull out or use contraception.

  • @adammitchell3462
    @adammitchell3462 13 днів тому +28

    I admire the Filipino spirit and work ethic. Those youngins don't complain about the situation, they just get on with it

    • @TxDuallyNation
      @TxDuallyNation 12 днів тому +9

      .... keeping it primitive, don't complain and will never progress 👏

    • @westerling8436
      @westerling8436 10 днів тому +2

      Yeah, not want to be crude but their girls of pleasure are always friendly and know what they are doing, honest too

    • @adammitchell3462
      @adammitchell3462 9 днів тому

      A very hard working, family oriented people.

    • @sneekizzle7127
      @sneekizzle7127 7 днів тому +1

      @@westerling8436 I hope you mean women and not girls…

    • @tabularasa7775
      @tabularasa7775 7 днів тому

      ​@@sneekizzle7127You didn't know these people sell their children into sx trade ?

  • @mohammedsaysrashid3587
    @mohammedsaysrashid3587 13 днів тому +12

    What a horrible, full of tragedy, mesrable circumstances of that poor child 😢... How many children, teenagers, and youths are spending theirs lifetime beneath wealth dreams... around the world 🌎....where there are enormous amounts of precious row materials ,there's severe poverty lying beside and over these precious row materials? Like Phillipines ... thank you for your respectful ( DW) documentary channel for sharing

  • @ARMY-ep6fz
    @ARMY-ep6fz 9 днів тому +21

    My wife is a Filipina from calauag Quezon and most people don't understand the poverty level. They have to work to survive. It's not that they don't love there children. They're poor and trying to survive. Filipinos are very family oriented and wonderful people. God bless the Philippines.

  • @curoseba5363
    @curoseba5363 13 днів тому +8

    4:59 …and he says it with a smile on his face 😢💕

  • @sasnad3
    @sasnad3 14 днів тому +26

    The underwater shots were amazing.

  • @FrommDK
    @FrommDK 14 днів тому +22

    520PHP is 0,11grams of gold, there is no way that wasn't even a gram of gold, so someone got to be making a lot of money along the chain

    • @fspg3207
      @fspg3207 14 днів тому +1

      Always

    • @pv2639
      @pv2639 14 днів тому +1

      Do you know what a gram is?

    • @LiwaySaGu
      @LiwaySaGu 9 днів тому

      in any business the middlemen usually make more money than the laborers/producers

  • @wompwomp602
    @wompwomp602 14 днів тому +47

    i wonder what that little boy thinks when being taught by a teacher that is wearing a gold necklace and two gold bracelets. when not even 24 hours prior he risked his life for a piece of gold the same weight as 6 pcs of rice.

    • @A1Kirazz
      @A1Kirazz 14 днів тому +5

      Not the teachers fault

    • @wompwomp602
      @wompwomp602 14 днів тому

      @@A1Kirazz can you read ? at what point did i ever say it was the teachers fault ? “i wonder what that little boy thinks” numb nut

    • @RustyShackleford66
      @RustyShackleford66 13 днів тому +12

      @@A1Kirazz You'd think she would conscientiously object to anything gold knowing how her pupils suffer for it. Like people are with the fur trade. You cant stop it, but you don't have to support it.

    • @EChan-eu2co
      @EChan-eu2co 12 днів тому +4

      ​@@RustyShackleford66public school teachers usually can't afford real gold jewelry. Anything you buy at a certain price point is either plated at worst and 10karats (unpawnable since there is so little gold) at best.

    • @wompwomp602
      @wompwomp602 8 днів тому +3

      @@EChan-eu2co your guess is as good as anyone else’s, but someone that owns gold her jewelry definitely looked real.

  • @charlesbryson7443
    @charlesbryson7443 13 годин тому +4

    Meanwhile, in America, grown adults make TikTok videos crying about a 40 hour work week, or being busy at a coffee shop.

  • @hawaiikian7407
    @hawaiikian7407 8 днів тому +3

    Beautiful people Beautiful culture. One of the best to have working next to you on any job.

  • @eoanmo6259
    @eoanmo6259 13 днів тому +17

    This happened in every country at some point of it's history. In Greek island Kalymnos, 10 years old kids diving at 200 feet/60 meters depth for sponge fishing with the same method of compressing air. Most of them got diver sickness. Meaning death, paralyzed, joints malfuctions and never ending pains. Every country in the world at some point had child labor

  • @sophiawen1080
    @sophiawen1080 13 днів тому +19

    It is so sad when I watch the child work under the sea without any professional diving equipment.

  • @davidarmitage289
    @davidarmitage289 14 днів тому +41

    I wish there was a way to help these kids

    • @John-cc9my
      @John-cc9my 14 днів тому +7

      Donate money to a Philippine charity that will help

    • @308_Negra_Arroyo_Lane
      @308_Negra_Arroyo_Lane 13 днів тому

      @@John-cc9my LoL. The Philippines is one of the most corrupt places on earth.

    • @48512
      @48512 13 днів тому +21

      Donations gets stolen before it reaches the bottom. Best is to travel and give directly.

    • @davidarmitage289
      @davidarmitage289 13 днів тому

      @@48512 yes I will be in Tacloban and Cavite City in October

    • @musesxmuses
      @musesxmuses 12 днів тому +6

      there is but most of the local government is rotten from the top to the bottom

  • @shannonnesbitt6528
    @shannonnesbitt6528 10 днів тому +2

    This is so heartbreaking 😢😢 i believe in a child having a happy childhood as well as working to do things for yourself 💜

  • @vsssa1845
    @vsssa1845 9 днів тому +3

    that gold buying lady was so shady, can't even lie properly for a crook

    • @diegoalcantaras5580
      @diegoalcantaras5580 8 днів тому +1

      she was a politician so she knows how to lie and say the right things to be legally not liable very telling of the corrupt nature of filipino politics

  • @alexhope212009
    @alexhope212009 14 днів тому +12

    Observing the meager amount of gold they are panning, I realize I could find more just 20 minutes down the road at the nearby legal fossicking area. It's disheartening to see these people work so hard to harm their own environment for such tiny amounts of gold that could easily be lost with a strong sneeze.

  • @grayfoxart2268
    @grayfoxart2268 9 днів тому +6

    These kids i can assure you will grow up to be real strong men one day.

  • @j-h-123
    @j-h-123 14 днів тому +26

    What has this world come to?! This is unfathomable 😢 They're kids, c'mon! This is outrageous.

    • @dcallan812
      @dcallan812 14 днів тому +7

      Its been going on forever, and while an adult can make a profit from a child it wont stop. The government need to step in, and end this, but my guess is they get backhanders to look the other way.

    • @cobracommander.1958
      @cobracommander.1958 14 днів тому +1

      Same thing happens in america but not with gold .in america kids sell crack on corners and i border towns they smugle people and drugs across the border😂😂😂😂😂😂 lol. This shit happens every where except china lol.....

    • @mauriciogeovani2705
      @mauriciogeovani2705 14 днів тому +7

      You need to study history and expand your world view. Children working is nothing new to this world

    • @wompwomp602
      @wompwomp602 14 днів тому +5

      if you think this is bad stay away from any Congo and north korean videos, this kid has it ruff but still has a fighting chance. the other two countries i named they do not. regardless all is wrong and governments should be held responsible by the UN.

    • @JeannyK77
      @JeannyK77 13 днів тому +1

      Nothing new here, kids have been working in extreme conditions even during slavery, hungry and getting punished even being killed but it doesn’t excuse the fact that this is still happening. It’s sad

  • @jhamkhalifa4631
    @jhamkhalifa4631 14 днів тому +10

    Thats why filipinos.. has unbreakable spirits.. we mature early in life..

  • @lara.kh9724
    @lara.kh9724 13 днів тому +4

    Big lessons to learn from it thank you

  • @yajikkipa7163
    @yajikkipa7163 13 днів тому +11

    "poverty does not breed child labour but it is the child labour that perpetuate poverty"
    -Kaislash Satyarthi (Indian Nobel Laureate)

  • @jimh5258
    @jimh5258 14 днів тому +12

    Good documentary

  • @diDaN75
    @diDaN75 11 днів тому +5

    The truth is, life in the province is difficult. They face danger, but their main concern is survival.

  • @emkeicastillo8430
    @emkeicastillo8430 6 днів тому +2

    When I was 10 years old my father was sick , can no longer work to provide for our food , there are days we have nothing to eat , we are living near the smokey mountain , truck of garbage are dump there and at 10 years old I learn to scavange to earn money , that is child labor , we survive the hardship by doing child labor , please do not critisize child labor because in most cases a child need to do that so his family will have food to eat , I continue my study while scaveging trash , all 8 of us sibling was able to finish college , I become a license engineer , thanks to that hard experience as a child laborer

  • @patland1762
    @patland1762 12 днів тому +7

    I am moving to the Philippines when my wife retires. Before seeing this part of the plan retiring in the Philippines is to take money from what I save by living there to help kids attend school and hopefully if possible pay for college for a few who couldn't otherwise. My wife grew up in poverty there and being able to go to school as a child was very difficult for her. She said her grandmother gave her fruit from her garden to sell and helped so she could go to school but could not go to college. Education is one path out of this and can help the following generations. When she worked as a foriegn worker she sent money home to educate her siblings. Her siblings who got an education are now successful and their kids are doctors, nurses and lawers etc.

    • @buzz5969
      @buzz5969 12 днів тому +1

      Peeps with Masters degrees in Philippines make peanuts, they need get out and OFW or marrying a foreigner is the only ways. Maybe one day after you lived there you also will learn that.😊✌🏻🍻

    • @patland1762
      @patland1762 12 днів тому

      @@buzz5969 🤣🤣🤣

    • @patland1762
      @patland1762 10 днів тому

      @@buzz5969 I will bet you that my sister in law can buy and sell you multiple times LOL

    • @tabularasa7775
      @tabularasa7775 7 днів тому

      ​@@patland1762How so ? We have doctors and lawyers in the UK not even earning 40k so you expect me to believe she is wealthier doing the same jobs in the Philippines than people you know absolutely nothing about on youtube ?

    • @tabularasa7775
      @tabularasa7775 7 днів тому

      ​@@buzz5969Like this guys mrs done ? Now he wants to save indo kids probably does fkall for poor white kids in his own country .

  • @Ragerian
    @Ragerian 5 днів тому +1

    that woman's laugh at having many employees, ignoring the rampant child exploitation she's profiting from is pure evil.

  • @Joseluz1969
    @Joseluz1969 13 днів тому +7

    Amazing documentary! 👏👏👏

  • @silversilverov4024
    @silversilverov4024 2 дні тому

    I'm a psychologist who works in the social sector, I will never complain again!! (I can say it because of a family with a migration background, what my mother always says, school is very important!!!!!). RESPECT!!!

  • @mariobertora
    @mariobertora 14 днів тому +18

    God please look after them. AMEN.

    • @HappyinJapan358
      @HappyinJapan358 13 днів тому +1

      Where is God in this situation? I see zero help from him. It’s like he doesn’t exist, and just created to keep poor people quiet in believing their next life will be better than this current one.

  • @knowledgeiseverything9325
    @knowledgeiseverything9325 7 днів тому

    God bless these children

  • @gidionseleman7318
    @gidionseleman7318 8 днів тому +1

    This is so tough to watch, tears are streaming down my face.

  • @jaygohil5456
    @jaygohil5456 7 днів тому

    This guys and children’s are incredible ❤

  • @NaserSd19
    @NaserSd19 14 днів тому +10

    This is so sad.

  • @rebeccaeverhardt214
    @rebeccaeverhardt214 4 дні тому +1

    This is beyond dangerous and extremely sad. God please be with these men , women and especially the young ones. Amen 🙏

  • @coryg4553
    @coryg4553 14 днів тому +6

    Please don’t use mercury. Even worse little kids.

  • @willankhatter
    @willankhatter 14 днів тому +15

    Growing up, I used to help my parents fetch firewood and in the fields and lots other things. Southern Africa, I'm alive...

    • @Limewire1984
      @Limewire1984 14 днів тому +4

      And you can choose to stop helping whenever you wish. These kids can't. One even said his family would starve if he doesn't work.

    • @willankhatter
      @willankhatter 14 днів тому +2

      @@Limewire1984 I didn't choose anything, until I got into University and thereafter started affording stuff..

    • @RustyShackleford66
      @RustyShackleford66 13 днів тому

      Bit of a difference between fetching a bit of firewood and diving 20m with a length of hosepipe in your mouth.

    • @willankhatter
      @willankhatter 13 днів тому

      @@RustyShackleford66 yeah, because you know my circumstances growing up...

    • @RustyShackleford66
      @RustyShackleford66 13 днів тому +2

      @@willankhatter Awe, you poor thing. How much sympathy would you like? 😄

  • @eddiejohnhurst1
    @eddiejohnhurst1 9 днів тому

    I feel so blessed, humbled, and grateful to be born and raised an American!!!

  • @GrannyHatesEdithe
    @GrannyHatesEdithe 4 дні тому

    These people work so hard in such dangerous & difficult situations yet people in America, Canada, Europe etc complain about minimum wage jobs being difficult. Nothing but respect and empathy for people that endure this everyday.

  • @RaveenLivera28
    @RaveenLivera28 8 днів тому +14

    How to get in touch with Hato or his family? Kindly share his phone number, messenger account or any other forms of contacting him. Thank you for the help.

  • @ednamode4833
    @ednamode4833 14 днів тому +6

    Heartbreaking. If not for the corrupt government officials, these kids may have had a better future.

    • @tabularasa7775
      @tabularasa7775 7 днів тому +1

      So their parents arn't to blame for creating them in the first place ?

  • @ramandjassy
    @ramandjassy 2 дні тому

    Thank you for spreading awareness. I feel really sad… and can’t help but ask how can we help these kids?

  • @drosera8943
    @drosera8943 13 днів тому +3

    All this struggle for a pinch of gold dust is pitiful. At least the exploited children still have the will to live and hope while the natural scenery looks great.

  • @ujsmad
    @ujsmad 13 днів тому +8

    So many ignorant people in the comment section, they don't understand poverty. Literally have no choice but to help their parents so they can survive. Also none of the parents are making any profit by "trying to use the kids," they're doing this to survive, i know cause both my parents had it rough growing up in the Philippines too, and because harsh survival conditions like this is common throughout the country.

    • @slee2695
      @slee2695 12 днів тому

      The parents dont work..drunk dads are all over philippines islands

    • @maktiki
      @maktiki 8 днів тому

      The kid literally explained this, he said it is to have something to eat the next day. So without that money they probably eat bugs and stuff.

    • @tabularasa7775
      @tabularasa7775 7 днів тому +1

      I understand poverty better than you . If you are poor you don't create more mouths to feed . If you don't understand that then you arn't showing a good reflection of those people . Your plight is nobody elses fault but the parents before them , don't blame other people and other countries for that .

    • @ujsmad
      @ujsmad 7 днів тому +1

      @@tabularasa7775 First, though I agree that a child's plight is the parents' fault, your statement "if you are poor you don't create more mouths to feed," tells me you don't understand poverty better than me at all. Secondly, no one is blaming the kids and other countries for the unfortunate situation. Finally, you can't judge a parent entirely for deciding to have a kid while poor, because there are many factors that influence their decision.

  • @alanrivas2950
    @alanrivas2950 13 днів тому +11

    One of the saddest docs I’ve ever seen.

  • @gdejyhyhfteh
    @gdejyhyhfteh 13 днів тому +3

    Very good documentary- ive been ffing ur new release episode

  • @jeanec.7941
    @jeanec.7941 14 днів тому +4

    Please help them.😢

  • @kompressahdnb
    @kompressahdnb 14 днів тому +17

    So sad... A gram of gold today is $74.20 USD. They are paying magnitudes less than what its worth.

    • @spencers4121
      @spencers4121 14 днів тому +12

      Welcome to the world, those at the top exploit the labor of those under them.

    • @zack256300
      @zack256300 14 днів тому +7

      Yeah 24 karat gold is $74 but the miners Gold need to be refined to remove impurities..

    • @djm2189
      @djm2189 8 днів тому

      ​@@zack256300yeah it's the impurities that lowers the weight. I just bought a 1 troy ounce of 24k gold. Makes me sad thinking where all the pieces of gold came from. I bought it from APMEX.

    • @naisrose4961
      @naisrose4961 7 днів тому

      Grains not grams

  • @Dece-mq9sm
    @Dece-mq9sm 4 дні тому

    DW documentary is one of my favourite channel❤❤❤❤✌👍👍👍👍 Thank you for sharing different face around the world

  • @Hello_Exe
    @Hello_Exe 9 днів тому +1

    Count your many blessing name them one by one 🙏❤

  • @Mhapete
    @Mhapete 12 днів тому +15

    What if the air pump machine stop working when the kids are down there😭😭😭😭

  • @shawnangelo7750
    @shawnangelo7750 14 днів тому +5

    Hate to watch? This is reality in my country. Force child labor because of poverty unending cycle corruption. Culture . Natural calamity. luck of education poor belief you name it. We have everything. We all die one day. Stop putting pitty . Just watch the reality

  • @tranteteatetea8474
    @tranteteatetea8474 8 днів тому +1

    i just want a say thank you for this video....😔 its break my heart 💔

  • @SalesforceUSA
    @SalesforceUSA 14 днів тому +45

    This is crazy. Child Abuse.

    • @geoms6263
      @geoms6263 14 днів тому +5

      and you are? Are you working for canadian mining corporation?

    • @fernandomiron2029
      @fernandomiron2029 14 днів тому

      Different realities, different places. Not saying this should happen, but this is it. If they don't bring a small nugget of gold, no rice, no meat. I come from a place where 13 yo and their parents were paid in crack for harvesting sugar cane. Let this sink

    • @Psygnosis
      @Psygnosis 14 днів тому

      The west like yourself call it child abuse. To these people, it's called Survival.

    • @mikebuzz
      @mikebuzz 14 днів тому +8

      good hardworking kids.

    • @OUCH77
      @OUCH77 14 днів тому +5

      Stupid? So you are born rich with good a life, try to be in his shoes and say that again.

  • @eno.5796
    @eno.5796 13 днів тому +5

    Excellent as ever DW,c
    Not so for youtube,got a jewellery advert half way through,ironic to say the least and says a lot about the ethics or lack of of big tech.

    • @slee2695
      @slee2695 12 днів тому

      Your phone was made with child labor..your clothes too

  • @oar-N-oasis
    @oar-N-oasis 8 днів тому +1

    Bilang isang single parent, nais kong turuan ang aking iisang anak na matutong magtrabaho sa kanyang murang edad tulad ng pagtulong sa mga gawaing bahay at maging responsible sa kanyang mga tasks pero iyong tipo na siya na ang kumakayod para matustusan ang sarili niya sa paraan na mapanganib at pwedeng ikapahamak ng kanyang buhay, hindi iyan matatanggap ng aking konsensya.
    Kahit pa siguro tumanda na ako kakakuskos ng toilet para lang ma bigyan ko ng magandang kinabukasan ang aking anak, magsasakripisyo ako dahil iyan ay aking tungkulin bilang isang magulang.
    As a parent, my choices in life will surely affect my child, be wise.

  • @buzz5969
    @buzz5969 12 днів тому +9

    Im guessing most the posters never been to ANY THIRD WORLD COUNTRY lol.

  • @garrettbourdas7122
    @garrettbourdas7122 3 дні тому

    This is heartbreaking.

  • @spencers4121
    @spencers4121 14 днів тому +8

    Same tale all over the world from the richest to the poorest nation, those at the top exploit the labor of those at the bottom.

    • @eduardochavacano
      @eduardochavacano 14 днів тому

      no, this is a tragic as Filipinos eating fried chicken from the trash bins.

  • @karlsy5604
    @karlsy5604 14 днів тому +12

    May i know how i can contact the family? And the kid please in the beginning of the video

    • @Xtensionwire
      @Xtensionwire 14 днів тому +13

      be careful of scammers contacting you from this comment. Its a huge industry back home. But its nice of you to support them if you can.

    • @tabularasa7775
      @tabularasa7775 7 днів тому

      ​@@XtensionwireShe isn't going to do anything , it's a mystery driven virtue signal

  • @HprepH
    @HprepH 14 днів тому +6

    pack your bags kids were moving to the Philippines

  • @khenmikosantos2188
    @khenmikosantos2188 10 днів тому +2

    I was young when I started working; I didn't yet understand what child labor meant. But perhaps the concept of knowing that we were poor gave me the idea to help, even just a little, for my family. I guess I was just lucky because my mom pushed me to finish my education. But compared to these children, the work they are doing is very dangerous. I don't know what the Philippine government plans to do about this situation. I hope the government pays attention to this and creates programs to help the children go to school and provide their parents with jobs that have sufficient wages for their families.

  • @bdk88
    @bdk88 10 днів тому +3

    "a local politician with his own mine company". ... do you see the issues with this. all corrupt as a dog

  • @jaySy200
    @jaySy200 12 днів тому +2

    I really hope for these children to finish their study no matter how long would it takes. Its the only way to get a better life (for poor Filipino like us) I had been to that same difficult situation. But I was encouraged by my family to finish my study. I was also determined. I prepared myself for the worst case scenario that it could take me 6 to 8 years to finish my bachelors degree. Fortunately, I was able to get it in 4 years. But with very low grades. I only focus on one subject which is important on getting me a job. I didn’t have time to review my lessons as I also work after class. I start working at the age of 7. I used to hunt mud crabs at night. On the weekend, worked at the butchery. During college (on weekend and school break) , I worked as manual labor at the construction project of my professor. Together with my classmate, we dug the foundation, mixed and poured concrete, sometimes we swam to the river to collect sand. That was fun😅.

    • @jaySy200
      @jaySy200 12 днів тому +1

      When I graduated in college, I can read english but don’t understand it. It was only after getting my first job that I decided to study english thoroughly by reading the book of Roald Dhal’s The Twits😂. I would read every sentence and don’t proceed to the next unless I fully understood what it meant.

  • @daringhungyo.6501
    @daringhungyo.6501 20 годин тому

    He may be a young boy , but he is much more matured than the adults, God be with him🙏

  • @IronBodyMartialArts
    @IronBodyMartialArts 6 годин тому

    As a father. I would never send my son down those pits whilst I stood above. No excuses.

  • @FrankieJizking-js3yv
    @FrankieJizking-js3yv 2 дні тому

    As a Filipino, it breaks my heart to see our children exploited for some pesos. These kids are doomed without a valuable trade or skill. Not everyone can be a white collared worker. The world will always need skilled workers.

  • @TheTrendingPodcast
    @TheTrendingPodcast 10 днів тому +2

    The 📸 shot where the adult gold miner told that the Philippines is lucky is an incredible job by camera man

  • @courtneyfarris720
    @courtneyfarris720 14 днів тому +3

    This is so sad!

  • @leitulaveauele7375
    @leitulaveauele7375 13 днів тому +7

    Blessed these kids who work hard to feed their families 😢

  • @simonmakacha5810
    @simonmakacha5810 12 днів тому +3

    😢😢😢 the only difference with Africa is the geographical positioning of our problems 😢

  • @KanadianKing
    @KanadianKing 8 днів тому +4

    She gave him roughly $12 Canadian for about 0.24 grams of gold!? That much is worth $24.61 Canadian. She is barely giving him half. I guess business is business...

  • @bardnightingale
    @bardnightingale 10 днів тому +2

    This is terrifying. What brave boys.
    I grew up on a dairy farm in the US. I think it is important for kids to help the family ... not at the cost of education (for those who can do that). I think some US children now grow up without any chores or responsibilities and now are becoming adults who don't want to work. ( To be fair, they are also joining a workforce where employees are treated like crap. I try to always support the independent businesses of younger people.)
    We were poor and I grew up knowing the importance of a dollar. We are currently governed by people who never had to struggle for food or shelter. Why people persist in thinking the rich who have no clue how to survive should become president is beyond me. With the debt our country has, we need a single mother who works 3 jobs to become president.

  • @gregoryrhee1730
    @gregoryrhee1730 14 днів тому +1

    It is very sad that they have live their lives like this way.

  • @maldzmahalko590
    @maldzmahalko590 13 днів тому +3

    Child who witness poverty will do anything to help they're parents i know the feeling as a kid i carry sacks of produce in the market join a fishing team and also do mining in highschool i almost died 5 times from cave in and toxic fumes from trap gas underground

  • @aroukapenn
    @aroukapenn 13 днів тому +2

    *@DWDocumentary*
    I often have this desire to help families when I see stories like this because even 10 U.S. dollars woyld go a long way it seems but I also wonder how *effective direct aid would be???* *@DWDocumentary*

  • @soumitravelvlogs2782
    @soumitravelvlogs2782 2 дні тому

    I watched Blood Diamond, and now watching this. Now I understand, "Every precious Shaini Metal has a Darker side"

  • @Dece-mq9sm
    @Dece-mq9sm 4 дні тому

    Good film! Thanks❤❤❤❤

    • @DWDocumentary
      @DWDocumentary  4 дні тому

      Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!

  • @bondjames4053
    @bondjames4053 10 днів тому +1

    Miss you Jadel

  • @cuprunnethover2
    @cuprunnethover2 4 дні тому

    Lord have Mercy on the children

  • @jon9625
    @jon9625 4 дні тому

    Heart breaking

  • @josephthompson4615
    @josephthompson4615 13 днів тому +4

    Or the parents could dig a slightly wider hole and go in themselves.....

  • @saimandebbarma
    @saimandebbarma 12 днів тому +3

    Poor humans !

  • @victorpaul7551
    @victorpaul7551 14 днів тому +10

    Id love to help Hato to stay in school but i dont know how ...

    • @jeffbeck9347
      @jeffbeck9347 13 днів тому +5

      Perhaps you can contact the channel and ask how to get in touch with the teacher. Then you can ask the teacher how to get in touch with Hato.

    • @HappyinJapan358
      @HappyinJapan358 13 днів тому +6

      Go to the Philippines, find him and pay for his education. It all depends on how much you want to help. Just posting about the issue won’t do very much. You need to enable boots on the ground somehow. I’m donating to a guy directly who is helping there, I can see what my money is doing to help. That’s a good way!

  • @Koko-wb1yb
    @Koko-wb1yb 7 днів тому

    This is horrible and the government of Philippines and the parents should take necessary steps to protest and stop this.

  • @maweelagarto
    @maweelagarto 5 днів тому

    God pls bless my country

  • @001Engineer
    @001Engineer 14 днів тому +6

    In our Daily lives, May The Love, Favor and Grace of THE MOST HIGH always be with us.
    Sometimes we have to do whatever we got to do to earn Food.
    Poverty is the enemy here, as you judge these people, ask yourself what you would do in their situation. Esp the kids, Pray and Help them if it's possible.
    Thank You!

    • @Asd-tk2if
      @Asd-tk2if 14 днів тому

      Not have any children? Am I forced to have children?

    • @Doochos
      @Doochos 14 днів тому

      take your nonsense elsewhere

    • @rsac43
      @rsac43 13 днів тому +1

      How about you help the poor instead of spouting your nonsense. God would be ashamed of you, you are no follower of his.