Factors that influence workfare program participants

Abstract

English We empirically analyzed a representative workfare program in South Korea, the Self-Sufficiency Program (SSP), using multinomial logistic regression. Our findings demonstrated that family income sources, program participation length and health status are important factors affecting the self-sufficiency of program participants. Based on these results, we recommend improvements in the current SSP. French Nous avons fait l’analyse empirique d’un programme de sécurité du revenu de Corée du Sud, le Self-Sufficiency Program (programme d’autosuffisance), en utilisant le modè le de régression logistique multinomial. Les résultats indiquent que la provenance des revenus de la famille, la durée de participation au programme et l’état de santé sont d’importants facteurs qui ont un impact sur l’autosuffisance des participants au programme. À la lumière de ces résultats, nous suggérons des correctifs à apporter à l’actuel programme d’autosuffisance. Spanish Analizamos empíricamente un programa representativo de bienestar en el trabajo en Corea del Sur, el Self-Sufficiency Program (Programa de Autosuficiencia) (SSP), utilizando la regresión logística multinomial. Nuestros hallazgos demuestran que las fuentes de ingreso familiar, la duración del programa de participación, y el estatus de salud son factores importantes que afectan la auto-suficiencia de los participantes en el programa. Con base en los resultados, recomendamos el mejoramiento del actual SSP.

‘I don’t want to go back to the farm’: A case study of Working for Water beneficiaries

“…Previous research on farmworkers within the horticulture industry in the Western Cape found a similar income range, namely R112-R320 per week. 43 Of particular relevance here is the finding that more than half (51) of the 92 respondents who earned an income before WfW, had voluntarily substituted this employment for WfW. Even more noteworthy is the fact that, of those 51, the majority (31) used to be farmworkers.…”

“…It is often argued that traditional welfare grants tend to socially isolate recipients of such grants to a greater extent than PWPs do, as the latter enables beneficiaries to socially interact and build networks in a working environment. 8 Kim and Zurlo 43 also mention that PWPs are advocated on the grounds that they prevent the poor from becoming socially excluded.…”