In-work poverty and labour market segmentation in the EU - UE

In-work poverty and labour market segmentation in the EU - UE

(...) In-work poverty and labour market segmentation need to be taken into account more strongly in the EU’s strategy to tackle poverty and social exclusion in the future.

17 million workers in the EU are poor; they represent 15% of the 120 million people included in the new Europe 2020 social inclusion target. In-work poverty is, therefore, likely to become a more important issue in the future.

The European Commission has published an expert report that analysis in-work poverty and labour market segmentation and suggests how progress can be made on this issue. (...)