An elderly porter waits outside a market in Baghdad, Iraq. /Xinhua Photo

After years of war, poverty has forced many people past normal retirement age back into employment. Many have lost their homes. /Xinhua Photo

With families losing countless husbands and sons in the conflict, old people are often now relied upon as the breadwinners. /Xinhua Photo

It’s often heavy work in the market, which the elderly are ill-equipped for. /Xinhua Photo