Nigerian Man in South Korea Shares Video Of Him Carrying Bags Of Cement at Construction Site, Says He Earns N529K A Day

According to a video shared online, a Nigerian man employed at a construction site in South Korea is reportedly earning N529,000 per day.

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

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.

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 (N529,000) 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:

5 pallets of 40kg cement to 3 floor of a building for 1.5 USD for each bag of cement!!one pallet is 50 …50*5 in 8 hours…As you Dey finish them Dey pay you immediately…Every day….I love this country I swear pic.twitter.com/k9oaPcxktT

— 𝕭𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖆𝖒𝖞 🇰🇷 (@bellamybellamyy) March 21, 2024

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."

@00PRIME7 commented:  "If those boys wey dey offload cement from Dangote truck catch this work, dem go get money pass Obi Cubana."