The past two decades have seen a global rise in the complex phenomenon of the working poor
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Paid employment is generally considered the predominant and most sustainable way of pulling people out ofworking poorThis delink between paid employment and poverty reduction is a major challenge for the government. It means that attention must be given to two things: rapid job creation, and also the creation of decent jobs.
While one may think that being employed suggests the person is immediately pulled out of poverty, this is not always the case. Finding a job does not guarantee someone will receive remuneration that is high enough to cover their basic needs and be relatively secure financially. In some cases, workers reluctantly only work part-time after failing to find full-time work.
Some workers are paid wages below the amount that’s necessary to maintain a decent living standard. They are also not entitled to health or retirement benefits.is also associated with poor working conditions and job insecurity. These include poor health and safety standards, discrimination and excessive work hours.
In other words, for some workers employment no longer guarantees significant poverty reduction. Some workers remain poor because wages are too low to lift them and their families out of poverty.Comprehensive information on the extent of low-wage working poverty in South Africa wasn’t available until our recently published. We examined the data from the first four waves of the National Income Dynamics Study , which took place between 2008 and 2015.
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