Article - How MEPS want to tackle in-work poverty in the EU
Published By Europa [English], Mon, Feb 15, 2021 10:49 AM
Nearly 10% of EU workers are living in poverty, with 21.7% of the population affected by poverty or social exclusion. On top of this, the pandemic risks exacerbating inequalities in the EU.
In light of this, MEPs are urging the European Commission and EU countries to include the prevention of in-work poverty in their overall goal to end poverty in the EU because the principle according to which “work is the best remedy for poverty” does not apply to low-wage sectors and those working under precarious and atypical working conditions.
In a report adopted 9 February, MEPs called for minimum wages to be set above the poverty threshold.
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