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Editorial: El País

  • One in every six Spanish families in which at least one parent works lives in poverty.
  • In Spain, labor poverty especially affects families with children and individuals with low levels of education working part-time or as autonomous workers.
  • Increases in the minimum wage and pandemic-related aid have not managed to reduce these poverty rates due to inflation and increasing housing costs.
  • The percentage of population at risk of poverty and exclusion, particularly children, is the highest in the European Union.
  • Job creation alone is not enough if it is precarious and not accompanied by measures to redistribute wealth.

Conclusion: It is necessary to implement public policies and fiscal measures to deal with the unequal income distribution and high levels of labor poverty in Spain, especially among low-educated individuals, families with children, and single-parent families.