Recently, there is growing debate in developed countries on the issue of the working poor. Poverty is a phenomenon … created new poverty risks amongst the employed population. As a result of this trend, the concept of the ‘working poor’, which … every five persons in labour force belongs to a poor household. While the problem of working poverty is broadly discussed in …

over its effects on the improvements of job creation, inequality and poverty. In 2007, Macedonia experienced 6.1% real GDP … poverty rate were one of the highest in Europe, 34.9% and 29.4%, respectively. The global economic crisis worsened the … economic developments in the country, further increasing the poverty rates (30.4% relative poverty rate in 2012) and inequality …

discusses the contribution of the labour market and of the social protection system as effective mechanisms to overcome poverty …