Essays about: "In-work poverty"

Found 3 essays containing the words In-work poverty.

  1. 1. Working partially on the working poor: Explaining the indirect approach of the European Social Fund+ towards in-work poverty

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Iñigo Perez Mugica; [2022]
    Keywords : in-work poverty; European Social Fund; process-tracing; Multiple stream; Qualitative Content Analysis; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In-work poverty is a societal problem that should be prevented according to the European Pillars of Social Rights. However, the European Social Fund Plus, being the main European social policy, only addresses the issue indirectly. The aim of this thesis is to build an explanation for this partial actuation of the European Union. READ MORE

  2. 2. To What Extent Does Employment Protection Legislation Impact the In-work Poverty of Non-EU Born Workers?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Cyrille Francisco Conceicao; [2020]
    Keywords : In-work poverty; Employment Protection Legislation; Migrants; Insiders-Outsiders; Precarious Employment; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Labour market integration of migrants is key for inclusive societies. Employment protection Legislation (EPL) provides the institutional foundations to facilitate such integration. While the effect of EPL on migrant’s employment is well studied, migrant’s in-work poverty has been relatively overlooked by the academic literature. READ MORE

  3. 3. Women's vulnerability to poverty : An ethnographic study of the life of women participating in a Red Cross microfinance programme in Entebbe, Uganda

    University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Julia Karlsson; Elin Aronsson; [2007]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This dissertation was made possible with a Minor Field Study scholarship, financed by SIDA (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency). The study is based upon the life stories of women participating in a micro finance programme within the Red Cross in Uganda, Entebbe branch. READ MORE