It is said that in 2023, there were about 42,000 elderly people in Korea who collected waste paper.
Their monthly income was 150,000 won. They earned 5,000 won a day. The income is ridiculous compared to the effort.
Our reporter Nam took on the challenge of collecting waste paper.
He went around collecting waste paper from dawn to late at night. The waste paper he collected weighed 165 kg and cost 10,000 won. It was higher than the average income.
It must be because he is young.
This is a sad side of Korea, where the poverty rate among the elderly is the highest in the OECD.
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