In south korean towns, many 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 retiremement 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 Senior Citizens resort to collecting these scraps to survive. These citizens seek Financial Stability any way they can. This episode follows their efforts to get by in a society that has let them down. With a population of three million, south koreas Third Largest city is incheon. One man sets out gathering cardboard boxes on the streets. He turned 69 earlier this year.
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 Senior Citizens resort to collecting these scraps to survive. These citizens seek Financial Stability any way they can. This episode follows their efforts to get by in a society that has let them down. With a population of three million, south koreas Third Largest city is incheon. One man sets out gathering cardboard boxes on the streets. He turned 69 earlier this year. It has many competitors in c
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Situation is obviously not new to us. It is something that we find pretty commonly, particularly in this area, in this quadrant of the city. We will do our best to try and help facilitate conversations where it is possible to see if theres some kind of middleground that can be helped. I think some of it comes from both give and take on both sides of the conversation. I dont think it is a surprise, and im sure our director would share the same thing. Preservation and housing can both coexist mutually. They are not mutually exclusive of one another. The land marking of the site doesnt necessary doesnt necessarily mean it becomes a farm. The land marking is something that is separate from the city. It is more about the physical characteristics. Commissioner black . I want to say that i appreciate your comment, which is, and i dont know where we will end up today, i really dont, but it is incumbent on all sides to try and find a common ground. Because what will happen through the public pr