Feature: War, poverty in Iraq lead to sharp rise in number of elderly laborers

An Iraqi old porter waits for work outside a market in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2018. Iraq is witnessing a sharp rise in the number of elderly laborers due to the hike in poverty rate after years of war and conflicts, particularly in the areas just liberated from the rule of Islamic State (IS). (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)