Mga trabahong night shift, tampok sa 'The Atom Araullo Specials'

Habang patulog pa lang ang marami sa atin, magsisimula pa lang ang “araw” ng iba.

Para may sariwang karne sa mga palengke kinabukasan, kailangan munang magpuyat ng mga matadero. Mula gabi hanggang madaling araw, hinahati nila ang mga karne at tinatanggalan ito ng buto. Nakilala ni Atom si Mang Oscar na tatlong dekada nang matadero. Kasama niya sa katayan ang kapatid niyang si Merly na isang single mom.

May mga buwis buhay ring trabaho tulad ng paglalatag at pag-aayos ng mga tubo sa iba't-ibang kalsada sa Maynila. Umaabot ng 20-feet ang lalim ng hukay na kailangang suungin ng mga trabahador para masigurong may maayos na daluyan ng tubig ang ating mga bahay. Delikado man ang trabaho, ginagampanan ito ng 23 taong gulang na si Onyok. Bulag ang kaliwang mata ni Onyok pero malinaw sa kanya na kailangan niyang kumayod para sa kanyang pamilya.

May mga mata ring nagmamasid, nagbabantay, at kumukuha ng litrato sa iba’t-ibang mukha ng gabi. Bilang isang photojournalist, isang bangkay ang inabutan ni Atom sa Pasay na namatay raw sa isang buy bust operation.

Sa kabila ng panganib na maaaring mangyari sa gabi, may mga batang kailangang mangalakal ng basura sa dilim. Ang apat na magkakapatid na sina Joshua, John-John, Johncel, at Apen, iniwan ng kanilang ina habang may ibang pamilya na ang kanilang ama. Ngayon, wala silang sariling tahanan at nakikitira lamang sa barangay outpost kasama ang kanilang lola.

Samahan si 2018 New York Festivals Finalist at 2018 Guild of Educators, Mentors and Students Awards Best TV Program Host Atom Araullo sa isang makabuluhang pagtalakay at paglalakbay --- The Atom Araullo Specials: Night Shift ngayong July 29 na 4:30pm sa GMA 7.

THE ATOM ARAULLO SPECIALS: NIGHT SHIFT

While most of us wind down and get ready for bed, night shift workers begin their “day.”

In this documentary, Atom explores the realities, benefits, and hazards of working at night.

He joins slaughterhouse workers who prepare the meat while we sleep. He meets Oscar, a 61 year-old veteran on the job, with three decades of experience under his belt. Atom will try his hand at slicing huge chunks of meat to retail-ready portions for delivery. He also had a go at cleaning the pig’s innards with the very tough and thorough, Ate Merly. As a single mom, her late nights are spent working far from home for the sake of her two children.

At night, laborers fix the pipes that deliver water to our homes. As Atom takes on the challenge of going underground to lay new pipes, he meets Onyok, a 23 year-old who braves the work even with his left eye blinded by cataract. Onyok defies time by working day and night for his family in Tarlac.

As a journalist himself, Atom joins the adrenaline-filled job of a nightshift photojournalist like Vincent Go, who rushes to breaking scenes of trauma and drama, working on stories that would make the news the next day.

Atom also accompanies four children who are supposed to be asleep at night but compelled to work due to poverty. Abandoned at an early age, they were left by their parents to fend for themselves. Atom gets personal with the kids as they pick up garbage from house to house, and trade them for money for their day-to-day living.

Join 2018 New York Festivals Finalist and 2018 Guild of Educators, Mentors and Students Awards Best TV Program Host Atom Araullo in a meaningful journey and extensive discussion of today’s issues ---  The Atom Araullo Specials: Night Shift, this July 29 at 4:30 pm on GMA 7.