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abstract: 'In-work poverty is becoming an important category of poverty in many
developed economies, where labour polarization and income disparity have
trapped in poverty a growing number of people, particularly low-skilled
workers, despite their active participation in the labour force. In Hong
Kong, the government has acknowledged the seriousness of the problem and
has made the working poor one of the main target groups of its poverty
reduction strategy. Existing studies have identified various individual,
employment and household factors that contribute to the poverty risk of
households with working members. These factors operate through three
mechanisms: low earnings, the lack of other earners in the household and
high living costs related to the care of dependent members in the
household. The relative importance of these mechanisms varies according
to the socio-economic contexts of different societies. In order to
formulate an effective poverty reduction policy, it is necessary to
understand which mechanisms lead to in-work poverty in a local context.
In this paper, we sought to identify the characteristics of households
affected by in-work poverty, and the mechanisms that lead to such
poverty, by analysing a data sample from the 2011 Hong Kong Population
Census. The results show that low-paid work and the absence of a second
earner in the household are the two main mechanisms that lead to in-work
poverty in Hong Kong. The results also show that the risk of in-work
poverty differs for high- and low-skilled labour. We propose that the
government should strengthen the poverty reduction strategy by
countering the income disparity in the labour market and adopting an
integrated approach in the formulation of policy to improve the labour
participation of working-poor households.'
affiliation: 'Cheung, KCK (Corresponding Author), Hong Kong Inst Educ, Dept Asian
\& Policy Studies, Tai Po, Hong Kong, Peoples R China.
Cheung, Kelvin Chi-Kin; Chou, Kee-Lee, Hong Kong Inst Educ, Dept Asian \& Policy
Studies, Tai Po, Hong Kong, Peoples R China.'
author: Cheung, Kelvin Chi-Kin and Chou, Kee-Lee
author-email: cheungchk@ied.edu.hk
author_list:
- family: Cheung
given: Kelvin Chi-Kin
- family: Chou
given: Kee-Lee
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1007/s11205-015-1104-5
eissn: 1573-0921
files: []
issn: 0303-8300
journal: SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
keywords: 'In-work poverty; Income disparity; Labour polarization; Labour
participation; Hong Kong'
keywords-plus: EUROPEAN-UNION; POVERTY; EARNINGS; IMMIGRANTS; INEQUALITY; WELFARE
language: English
month: OCT
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '52'
orcid-numbers: Chou, Kee Lee/0000-0003-3627-9915
pages: 317-335
papis_id: 62dd0452f1d298f1d0d192daac6637a5
ref: Cheung2016workingpoor
researcherid-numbers: 'Chou, Kee Lee/B-5434-2015
'
times-cited: '9'
title: Working Poor in Hong Kong
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000383154200018
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '27'
volume: '129'
web-of-science-categories: Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Sociology
year: '2016'