2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'This study, adopting a secondary analysis from the Low-income and
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Middle-income Family Living Condition Survey 2018, aims to investigate
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the magnitude, the basic characteristics, the working conditions of the
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working poor in Taiwan as well as to assess the government''s policy
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responses. This study found that the working poor are a group of people
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who are mainly 26 to 45 years old, high school graduates, technical or
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service workers. Approximately 70\% of the working poor work full-time
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but still have a family income below the poverty line, indicating that
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the typical situation of the working poor is ``long working hours and
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low wages{''''}. In recent years, Taiwan has developed policies to respond
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to it, including expanding the scope of social assistance and doubling
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the beneficiaries, raising the minimum wage, protecting the employment
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rights of atypical workers, providing child allowances, promoting the
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employment of the disadvantaged, and expanding childcare and long term
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care services. These policies all have resulted in significant progress.
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However, the main issue remaining to be addressed is the strict criteria
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employed in the poverty screening process. These criteria urgently need
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to be modified to allow more working poor to enter into the social
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assistance system and obtain assistance. Additionally, reforms in the
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distribution of social assistance resources and in an aspect of the tax
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system are suggested.'
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affiliation: 'Li, SJ (Corresponding Author), Soochow Univ, Dept Social Work, Taipei,
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Taiwan.
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Li, Shu Jung, Soochow Univ, Dept Social Work, Taipei, Taiwan.'
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author: Li, Shu Jung
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author-email: shujungli07@gmail.com
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author_list:
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- family: Li
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given: Shu Jung
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1080/17516234.2021.1920327
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earlyaccessdate: JUL 2021
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eissn: 1751-6242
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files: []
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issn: 1751-6234
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journal: JOURNAL OF ASIAN PUBLIC POLICY
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keywords: 'working poor; low wages; informal employment; work atypical; social
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assistance'
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keywords-plus: PRECARIOUS WORK; POVERTY RISKS; EMPLOYMENT
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language: English
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month: JAN 2
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number: 1, SI
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number-of-cited-references: '49'
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pages: 43-59
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papis_id: 81aadf552a1fd28449342d811b0692db
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ref: Li2022workingpoor
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times-cited: '2'
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title: 'Working poor in Taiwan: profile and policy response'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000673250100001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '19'
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volume: '15'
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web-of-science-categories: Area Studies
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year: '2022'
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