Nollywood unsafe for young girls – Regina Daniels warns against child labour in the movie industry

Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels has spoken against child labour and the need to keep the movie industry safe.

In a video she shared on Instagram, she issued a disclaimer to her colleagues and how unsafe the industry was for young girls as she narrated an encounter with a 14-year old make-up artiste on set in Delta State.

She said: “I went to a location and I met a young girl. She was wearing a short skirt, a crop top. She greeted me and said, ‘Aunty, do you need the mirror?’ Taken aback, I decided to probe the young girl further and she told me she was, ‘the make-up artist’. She was obviously young.

“Then I asked, ‘How old are you?’ She said; ‘I’m 14 years. I replied; ‘Okay, who is your madam?’ I asked the question because something in me desperately wanted her to be under the guardian of a woman. And then she said, ‘No, not my madam. My oga.’

“I was shocked! So I asked if she was being paid and all but to my surprise, she revealed she wasn’t being paid. That she was trying to ‘learn work’.