Singapore, 2003

FROM CONSTRUCTION TO CARDBOARD: Samsui woman Yip Say Mui, 90, took to collecting cardboard around a market near her flat after retiring as a construction worker. She can make about S$5 (US$3) a day from two trips to the market. While she once stood at 1.58m tall, she is now permanently bent over from carrying heavy loads all her life.
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