Title: Why Poor People Can't Just "Get a Job" | HuffPost Canada News
Headings: Why Poor People Can't Just "Get a Job"
Why Poor People Can't Just "Get a Job"
1. Having a job does not always keep people out of poverty.
2. A good job is hard to find.
3. Survival first, employment later.
4. The job market is inaccessible for many people.
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Content: There are some key reasons why employment isn't the only answer. 1. Having a job does not always keep people out of poverty. Fourty-four per cent of low-income households in Canada had at least one person working in 2011. And for those working on minimum wage, making ends meet is a challenge. These people make up the category that is defined as the "working poor" -- those who are working but still live below the poverty line. 2. A good job is hard to find. Increasingly, employers are moving to hiring part-time, contract workers with limited, if any, benefits. Experts are calling this kind of work situation "precarious employment."