Record-low birth rates, declining workforce and shifting family structures contribute to Korea’s elderly poverty crisis
At 66, Kim Sook-hyang applies her energy daily to cleaning an apartment complex in Gangnam, sparing only Sundays. For seven hours a day, her labor earns her $600 per month, a grueling feat for her aging frame. Yet she has to keep working.
“I didn’t know I’d still have to work at this age,” Kim told Korea Pro.
At 66, Kim Sook-hyang applies her energy daily to cleaning an apartment complex in Gangnam, sparing only Sundays. For seven hours a day, her labor earns her $600 per month, a grueling feat for her aging frame. Yet she has to keep working.
“I didn’t know I’d still have to work at this age,” Kim told Korea Pro.
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