Most of the world's poor people work
Discover the 4 profiles of working poor in Portugal
Study
The Working Poor in Portugal: profiles, conditioning factors of socio-labor insertion and strategies to break poverty cycle
The present study identifies four profiles of working poor in Portugal, the factors that condition their socio-labor insertion and hinder the breaking of the cycles of poverty of these workers. It also seeks to understand the strategies defined and mobilized by them to break the cycle of poverty, as well as how they perceive and define their socio-economic situation.
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rEsearch results
PROFILES
Based on a multiple correspondence analysis constructed on EU-SILC 2018 data, we identified four working poor profiles in Portugal.
In that year, 32,1% of the population living in poverty worked (EU-SILC, 2018)
Main working poor profiles in Portugal
Through a Multiple Correspondence Analysis, four working poor profiles emerged in Portugal
Research Results
Condicioning factors for a socio-labor insertion
Working poor phenomenon cannot be explained only through an economic perspective, focused on low wages or income inequality, nor only through the functioning of the labor market. The hybrid nature of the working poor phenomenon makes its interpretation difficult, and it is essential to consider sociodemographic and political factors.
RESERACH RESULTS
Condicioning Factors
INDIVIDUAl & HOUSEHOLD
There are similarities in terms of the obstacles that workers and their households face in their daily lives, as well as the way they try to overcome them. However, there are standards and specificities of each profile that allow us to differentiate them. Some factors that influence poverty assume more or less preponderance according to each profile.
RESEARCH RESULTS
Condicioning Factors
INSTITUTIONAL
The national minimum wage is not an effective measure to reduce in-work poverty as an isolated measure. It is crucial to complement this measure with other measures in the areas such as child support services, transport, housing, health and education.
The influence of institutional factors also varies according to the profile of working poor.
Strategies to break poverty cycles
Working poor mobilize different strategies depending on their profile and needs
RESULTADOS DA INVESTIGAÇÃO
Result presentation - Conference
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