LINKTV Asia Insight July 13, 2024
People can be seen carrying around large stacks of cardboard boxes. These people make a living picking up the discarded boxes, but theyre not homeless. A majority of them are seniors over the age of 65 who held fulltime jobs until they retired. Poveverty among south koreas Elderly Population has become a serious problem. Many receive little preparation due to their lack of preparation for retiremenent or delays in t social welfare systems. Some 60 of them are entirely without aid. Old age prevents them from getting other jobs, leaving many to gather recycleables like cardboard. Around 66,000 S...