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: 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." A study of the growth of this kind of work in the Greater Toronto Area found that at least 20 per cent of those working are in precarious forms of employment. They also found that this type of employment has increased by nearly 50 per cent in the last 20 years. A good job is particularly hard to find for many immigrants who come to Canada with hopes of a better life only to find their qualifications as a doctor or engineer are not recognized here. This leaves them with the challenge of rebuilding a career from the ground up, often making minimum wage. 3.