Yomi Fabiyi, a renowned actor and advocate for human rights, recently used his official social media account to deliver an important message. He urged people to refrain from employing children or underage individuals as household help or domestic servants, emphasizing the grave consequences of such actions.
According to Yomi, using a child or underage person as a househelp or domestic servant is not only morally wrong but also constitutes a criminal act. He compared it to a war crime, underscoring the seriousness and harmfulness of the practice.
Yomi firmly believes that no child should be subjected to labor, regardless of the circumstances such as poverty, war, or ignorance. He emphasized that such actions are punishable under the law and can lead to significant jail time.
Expressing deep concern and disappointment, Yomi highlighted the hypocrisy of individuals who claim to care for children online but engage in employing them as domestic help within their own homes. He questioned how these individuals could sleep at night while instructing a child to take care of their own children. Yomi emphasized that subjecting a child to work as a maid exposes them to various forms of abuse, including sexual abuse. Moreover, he asserted that those who partake in such practices have forfeited their moral authority to advocate for or work with children in any capacity.