Market for day laborers

Daily wage workers gather on a sidewalk near a subway station in Seoul's Guro Ward on Feb. 18, 2025, waiting to be employed for the day. The number of employees in the construction sector decreased 168,000 from a year earlier to 1.92 million in January, its lowest level since 1.88 million in 2017. (Yonhap)

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