One's loss, another's livelihood: How South Korea youth found career in death care; ageing nation faces quiet gloom
In South Korea, an increasingly older population paired with a declining birth rate is driving growth in the death care sector, prompting universities to actively prepare the next generation of funeral directors. Concurrently, the rise of single-person households demands professionals skilled in tidying up spaces after solitary passings, often unearthing touching stories of lives lived alone.
In South Korea, an increasingly older population paired with a declining birth rate is driving growth in the death care sector, prompting universities to actively prepare the next generation of funeral directors. Concurrently, the rise of single-person households demands professionals skilled in tidying up spaces after solitary passings, often unearthing touching stories of lives lived alone.
