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2023 Updates: Zambia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya & Uganda

Alex Ducett — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 20:27:26 +0000

All new 2023 Benchmark and Reference Value updates for Sub-Saharan Africa are now available from the GLWC and Anker Research Institute. New Benchmark updates are available for: Zambia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda.

All of the updated studies have been updated to account for changes in inflation, exchange rates, costs of living, and policy changes since the original reporting. The reports estimate the wages a worker in these regions would need to receive each month to afford a basic but decent standard of living.

These updates have been published as a part of our annual update of all estimates.

Read the reports:

Living Wage Reference Value Update: Rural Zambia
Living Wage Reference Value Update: Rural Tanzania
Living Income Reference Value Update: Rural Tanzania
Living Wage Reference Value Update: Urban Tanzania
Living Wage Update Report: Non-Metro Urban Ethiopia (Ziway)
Living Wage Update Report: Rural Kenya (Kericho)
Living Wage Update Report: Urban Kenya (Lake Naivasha)
Living Wage Update Report: Rural Uganda Lake Victoria Basin

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New Living Wage Updates for Kenya, South Africa, and Brazil

Alex Ducett — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 19:40:29 +0000

The GLWC and Anker Research Institute are happy to share that 2021 Living Wage Updates for Kenya, South Africa, Minas Gerais, Brazil and São Paulo, Brazil are now available. The new living wage reports for Kenya, South Africa, and Brazil update living wage estimates to account for changes in inflation, exchange rates, costs of living, and policy changes since the original reporting. All of these reports estimate the wage a worker in these regions would need to receive each month to afford a basic but decent living for themselves and their family.

Read the reports:

Read the newest living wage update: Lake Naivasha, Kenya

Read the newest living wage update: South Africa

Read the newest living wage update: Minas Gerais, Brazil

Read the newest living wage update: São Paulo, Brazil

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New Living Wage and Update Report: Uganda and Ecuador

Alex Ducett — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 21:00:34 +0000

New Living Wage Benchmark: Rural Uganda

We are pleased to announce the release of a brand new living wage benchmark for the rural Lake Victoria Basin region of Uganda, with context provided by the floriculture industry. The study was conducted in August and September 2019. The report also includes a postscript by the authors regarding the impact of COVID-19 on economic activity and workers’ wellbeing in Uganda as of May 23, 2020. Read the report.

New Update Report: Rural Ecuador

We are also pleased to share the 2020 living wage update for Rural Ecuador, Southern Coastal Zone, with context provided in the banana-growing industry. This report updates the living wage estimate to account for changes in inflation, exchange rates, costs of living, and policy changes since the original reporting. The update is available in English and Spanish versions. Read the report.

Coming Soon!

A new living wage benchmark report is coming soon for Non-Metropolitan Brazil. You can also expect several new Anker Reference Value reports in the coming months. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the latest updates.

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Living Wage for Rural Uganda Lake Victoria Basin

Alex Ducett — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 21:38:30 +0000

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New Living Wage Updates Now Available

Alex Ducett — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 16:59:31 +0000

The GLWC is pleased to share 2019 updates for six of our existing benchmarks. These reports update living wage estimates to account for changes in inflation, exchange rates, costs of living, and policy changes since the original reporting.

Read the newest updates:

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