Boy spotted in heartwarming moment with migrant worker at HDB void deck: 'Now that's equality, that's being human'

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A heartwarming moment between a boy and a migrant worker at a HDB void deck was captured on camera as they shared a playful interaction.

The migrant worker, who was resting against a pillar, appeared to be on his break, when the boy tried to get his attention with a water bottle.

In the 33-second video, a smile spreads across his face as the boy moves into the frame of the migrant worker's phone, and he appears to take a selfie of the two.

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Captioned "Such a wholesome moment now that's EQUALITY, that's being HUMAN", the clip posted on Dec 16 has since racked up over 177,900 views, 13,900 reactions and 295 comments.

It is unclear when or where exactly the encounter took place, but it the video is indicated to have been taken in Choa Chu Kang.

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Many users praised the boy and his parents for raising him with such good values.

"When the child grows up, he will become a human being who is full of care and compassion for others without discrimination," one user wrote.

"Kuddos [sic] to the parents," one netizen commented, while another added: "Let's raise our kids to be like this."

"And the worker is nice too, entertaining the kid during his break time," one user added.

Another commented that migrant workers "are always very loving to kids because they also have family which they miss just to earn a living".

A user who identified himself as a migrant worker wrote: "Definitely our clothes are dirty most of the time but our hearts are clean."

Stomp has reached out to marranjtrav for comment.

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