Living on the breadline in Portugal doesn’t mean one doesn’t have a job: almost 60% of the nation’s poor work, and still don’t have enough to make ends meet. This is the result of a new study led by sociologist Fernando Diogo of the University of the Azores. It shows that “practically a third of all workers and almost half of those unemployed live in poverty. Low qualifications, low salaries, adult children out of work and illness in the family explains the scenario”.
Almost 60% of Portugal’s poor have jobs
