(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 18 - Some 11.8% of workers in Italy are in
a situation of poverty, the labour ministry commission on the
working poor reported Tuesday using pre-pandemic 2019 figures
from Eurostat.
While in work, they live in a household with a net income 60%
below the average household income.
The 11.8% figure compares to 9.2% of the EU's working population
who are in poverty, the report said.
"We cannot stand by and do nothing," said Labour Minister Andrea
Orlando.
The report proposed the introduction of a minimum wage and also
a sort of in-work benefit.
Italy has a 'citizenship wage' basic income for the unemployed
and poor. (ANSA).
11.8% of workers in poverty
Compared to 9.2% in EU says report on working poor