Man Living in South Korea Carries Cement at Construction Site: "You Make GH¢5,300 in a Day"

Man Living in South Korea Carries Cement at Construction Site: "You Make GH¢5,300 in a Day"

  • A Nigerian man who is working at a construction site in South Korea showed how he earns a living
  • He disclosed that he carries bags of cement from the down floor to the topmost floor of a construction site and is paid $1.50 (GH¢20) per bag
  • The man noted that if he carried 250 bags of cement daily at the construction site, he earned $375 (GH¢5,300)

A Nigerian man who works at a construction site in South Korea is earning GH¢5,300 per day, according to a video he shared online.

In the video posted on X by @bellamybellamyy, the man said he is paid $1.50 for each bag of cement he carries.

Man who carries bags of cement abroad.
The man says he makes $1.5 for each bag of cement. Photo credit: X/@bellamybellamyy.
Source: UGC

He noted in his video that he was expected to carry the bags of cement from the ground floor of the building to the top, where it would be used.

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Bellamy said he was expected to carry 250 bags of cement each day. At the rate of $1.5 per bag of cement, he would earn $375 (GH¢5,300) daily.

He added that he loved it in South Korea because he got paid as soon as he got done with the work.

See his post below:

Reactions as Nigerian man shares the work he does abroad

@WarriorsAbia said:

"After your hard labor, you come to Nigeria, buy a car to enjoy for a few days, then a policeman will stop you and accuse you of being a fraudster. God will bless your hustle my brother."

@NwabuezeWilfred commented:

"Men, that is real weightlifting. But in 8 hours, you get $375. So you do that in a week, you have well over $1500."

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@00PRIME7 commented:

"If those boys wey dey offload cement from Dangote truck catch this work, dem go get money pass Obi Cubana."

Man Who Gave His Wife ATM Card Shows Things She Bought During Shopping

Earlier, YEN.com.gh wrote about a Nigerian man who revealed the items his wife purchased after claiming he gave her his ATM card so she could shop for the family.

The man said his salary had ended despite the woman having purchased many of the food items the family would require.

When he posted a picture of himself on Facebook, married guys who had gone through a similar situation left numerous comments.

Source: Legit.ng

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