The Sheet Mask Sanitation Scandal Rocking the K Beauty World
“Compounding the issue is the fact that workers who do “sideline” or moonlighting mask folding labor are paid very poorly. Weekly DongA reported that workers are paid 3 South Korean won for folding single sheets, which is equivalent to about ¼ of a US penny. For folding masks with a backing layer workers could earn 4 to 5 won each. Yes! Top News reports rates as high as 5 to 7 South Korean won per folded mask; about half a penny. For folding a delivery of 1,200 masks, the pay could be as low as the equivalent of $3.21 total.”
If you use popular Korean sheet masks, there’s a fair chance that the sheet itself was folded by a human, not a machine. Photos and a video show workers folding masks at home on household furniture…
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