Street Artist’s Mural Brings Attention to Child Labor

This mural might look bright and happy, but take a closer look.

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00:00This is not something that happens somewhere else.

00:11This is happening here, in your backyard, you know, in the neighbor.

00:15You just never know.

00:22The conversation about taking care of children is always something that should be at the forefront.

00:26I think what ends up happening with child labor or any other kind of, let's say, social ill that exists,

00:35everybody thinks that someone else is taking care of it.

00:38And this is the kind of piece that hopefully lets people say, like, maybe I should help, you know, come on board as well.

00:57The irises on this mural have images of two children, and so a reflection in each eye.

01:06And these were actual children that were saved from child slavery.

01:11So it's important that even though you come up to this mural and you see this very sort of happy scene,

01:18with the flowers and the green and this little kid looking up,

01:22you then get hit by the fact that there's these reflections of these other children that just don't look like they're actually having fun.

01:30And I think that that's an important and subtle way of bringing attention to this issue.

01:43I really care about the human condition.

01:45We as citizens of this world, our main goal should be to make life better for our fellow man, our fellow person,

01:55and as well as a better place for our children to inherit.

01:59Have some empathy. You know, make a move. You might be saving somebody's life.