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.
How do we make sure jobs help people living in poverty?
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Content: Here are some ways in which we could support employment as a means to alleviate poverty: Ensure that any political conversation about jobs and job growth specifies what kind of jobs are being created or are available. A job does not necessarily mean a ticket out of poverty: we need good jobs. All jobs should be good jobs. Call for governments to address unemployment, under-employment and lower wages of youth, people with disabilities, racialized persons, Aboriginal peoples and women. Support poverty reduction plans in your city (Toronto just got one!) or province and call for governments to take poverty seriously by creating a federal poverty reduction plan (for more on a federal poverty plan, take a look at the Dignity for All campaign). Foster awareness of poverty as complex by ensuring that it is not seen as an 'individual' problem. Press politicians to create a reasonable standard for a living wage.