Viral video shows mother in China keeping son locked in cage while she works

A woman leads a child sitting on a scooter out of the Forbidden City in Beijing on June 7, 2022. The mother in the viral video said she couldn’t afford childcare for her two-year-old-son. — AFP

A short video featured on China’s Twitter-like platform Weibo has gone viral showing a young boy locked in a cage by his mother while she works.

In the 12-second clip, the boy is reaching through the grilles of the cage out to the person filming him. The anonymous mother told the Chinese news outlet Wanxiang News she has no choice but to bring her son to work with her. He’s two years old, Insider reported.