Updated "Acting for the Poor" Booklet

The Interministerial Delegation for the Prevention and Combating of Poverty (DIPLP) and the Community "Business commitment" publish an updated and enriched version of the booklet "Acting for the Poor Workers". This collection of inspiring practices offers practical tools and levers to prevent and identify poverty at work. It is aimed at companies, communities, associations and professional collectives, including in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

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Who is concerned

Companies, communities, associations and professional collectives in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and throughout France. Indirectly, employees living in poverty and those away from employment are also affected, which are the final recipients of these schemes.

What to do

If you run a company, a community or an association, download the booklet from the DREETS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes website and study the model of the commitment pact. Check the terms and conditions with the competent source or services prior to any engagement.

Official sourceDREETS Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesLivret « Agir pour les travailleurs pauvres ».Official source ↗

Background

The booklet is the result of work carried out at national and territorial level with companies, associations and the State. In particular, it builds on the lessons learned from last June's national meeting on mobilising businesses and the situation of poor workers. It is distributed via the site of the prefecture of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Why it's important

Poverty at work affects employees who, despite employment, fail to live in dignity from their work. The booklet highlights already experienced initiatives and concrete tools to identify and respond to employee difficulties. It also aims at the integration of people far from employment, an important issue for vulnerable audiences.

What Changes

A new updated and expanded version of the booklet is available. It contains the business engagement pact model, already experienced initiatives, as well as tools and levers for action.

Useful details

Publishers: the Interdepartmental Delegation for the Prevention and Combating of Poverty (DIPLP) and the Community "Business commitment".
The booklet contains the model of the enterprise engagement pact, aimed at the integration of people far from employment and the prevention, identification and treatment of employee situations.
It builds on the lessons learned from last June's national meeting on mobilising businesses and the situation of poor workers.
It highlights interesting initiatives already experienced and offers tools and levers.
Target audience: businesses, communities, professional associations and collectives.
Publication on the site Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes DREETS; the content of the site is, unless otherwise stated, licensed andalab-2.0.

Terms to know

DIPLP: Inter-ministerial delegation to prevent and combat poverty, a national body responsible for coordinating anti-poverty policies.
Travailleurs pauvres: Persons who have a job but nevertheless live in poverty because of insufficient income.
Pacte d'engagement: A model document by which a company is committed to the integration and support of employees in difficulty.
DREETS: Regional Directorate of Economy, Employment, Labour and Solidarity.