working poor | low-wage earners | low-wage workers | low-waged workers | poor workers

Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment

Heavily Indebted Poor Countries | HIPC [Abbr.]

lean-burn concept | lean-burn engine concept | lean-burn engine technology | lean-burn technology

low fat diet | low-fat diet

Assistive woodwork bench

The in-work poor, therefore, must raise policy concern.

The decree provides a structural basis for the various initiatives adopted by the Flemish Government in the fight against poverty: the establishment of an action plan to combat poverty; the setting up of a permanent consultation arrangement; financial and content-related support for "Associations where the poor have their say" which meet the following six criteria: encouraging the poor to meet in groups, giving a say to the poor, working towards the social emancipation of the poor, working on the social structures, organising dialogue and training activities, continu ...[+++]ing to seek out the poor; support for the Flemish network of these associations, whose task is to support and co-ordinate the activities of the "associations where the poor have their say"; the training and insertion of experts in the day-to-day reality of poverty.

|| Increase the share of productive employment and decent work within total employment in line with the pillars of the decent work agenda Could include wage employment, informal employment, child labour, forced labour and core labour standards || Increase the coverage of social protection floors and gradual implementation of higher standards of social guarantees Could include support for the unemployed, families with children, the poor, social security and pensions, as well as disaster risk management instruments || Protecting the rights of migrant workers and displaced persons in compliance with the ILO norms and standards Could cover e ...[+++]qual treatment and access to decent work for migrant workers and the share of migrants in formal employment compared with total employment || ||

Since 2000, the number of individuals affected by in-work poverty has increased as a consequence of the rise in temporary and part-time work (including involuntary part-time work), coupled at times with stagnating wages.