The document summarizes research conducted on scrap merchants in Pasto, Colombia. The research aimed to understand how scrap merchants view their job and livelihood. Data was collected through interviews and shows that scrap merchants obtain most of their money from collecting and selling scrap metals like iron, aluminum, and copper. On average, scrap merchants make $12,428 per day or $372,840 per month. Most of their wages go to basic needs like food, school, clothes, and transportation. While scrap collecting provides income, it is also described as demanding work with little pay that helps the environment.

1. Hamilton Obando
José Benavides
Steven Reyes

2. Workplace
Trade
Prices
Society

3. $8,000
$1,000
$390
$0
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$9,000
Copper Aluminium Iron
Prices of scrap$

4. To raise awareness on how people
in Pasto consider scrap merchants
job in relation with their standard
of living.

5. To differentiate the sources from where they obtain the
money
To establish the amount of money they are awarded in
their job
To identify how scrap merchants divide their wage
for daily basic needs

6. Define the community
Define Objectives
Observations
Collect data
Analyze data
Make conclusions
Report the research

7. 0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
Iron Aluminiun Copper
From where they obtain the money

8. $0
$5,000
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
Salary per Day
Average = $ 12,428
Monthly Wage = $372.840

9. Food
School
Clothes
Cart Fixing
Transport
Medical Insurance
Others

10. 50
20
12
5
3
5 5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Food School Clothes Medical
Treatments
Cart
Repairment
Transport Others
Expenses

11. A demanding job
Little awarded
Environmental job

15. Hamilton Obando hh-obando@hotmail.com
José Benavides jose-benavides@hotmail.com
Steven Reyes stevenbastidas@hotmail.com