By: J. S., STA
Slovenian NGOs and the human rights ombudsman called for measures to reduce poverty as the world observed International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina said in his message that “in a society of prosperity, poverty is not admissible”. Slovenia’s at-risk-of-poverty rate rose by 0.4 of a point to 12.4% last year, data from the Statistics Office shows. Minister in charge social affairs Janez Cigler Kralj meanwhile said that with the coronavirus relief measures, the government has helped people get by with various benefits, transfers, payment delays and write-offs. It has also drafted a bill to introduce a fairer system of social transfers and make the labour market more effective enabling people to find a job faster.