As the buzz around living wage increases, the need of the hour is credible data and strong insight to drive committed action across supply chains. Established in 2013, the Global Living Wage Coalition has been at the forefront of driving knowledge-based living wage action in supply chains with some of the most vulnerable workers. Powered […]
Announcements
The latest news and announcements from the Global Living Wage Coalition.
Upcoming Fairtrade webinar featuring Richard Anker to discuss the role trade unions in living wage initiatives
We are very pleased to announce that Fairtrade International will be hosting a webinar: ‘Achieving living wage in your international supply chain: what trade unions can do for you’, featuring GLWC founding member Richard Anker, on 9 December! Trade unions have a primary role in setting wages through social dialogue, mostly by negotiating collective agreements […]
New Living Wage Update for Sri Lanka
The Global Living Wage Coalition and Anker Research Institute are delighted to share a new living wage update for Sri Lanka, with context provided in the estate sector. The study was originally conducted in 2019, and this update accounts for changes in inflation, exchange rates, costs of living, and policy changes since the original reporting. […]
New Benchmark for Baja California, Mexico
Photo credit: Allan Wadsworth The GLWC is pleased to share a brand new Living Wage Benchmark report for Baja California, Mexico for the municipalities of Ensenada and San Quintín. The study, conducted in January 2021, includes living wage estimates that workers in the cities of both Ensenada and San Quintín need to receive each month […]
New Living Wage Updates for Kenya, South Africa, and Brazil
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 […]
Introducing: Anker Research Institute Living Wage and Income Corporate Sponsors!
We’re delighted to announce that the Anker Research Institute’s Living Wage and Income Corporate Sponsors program has officially launched and is accepting new Corporate Sponsors! With more and more consumers demanding more ethical conditions for workers around the world, the conversation about living wages has never been more relevant. Anker Research Institute Living Wage and […]
New Living Wage Update: Rural Guatemala
The Global Living Wage Coalition and Anker Living Wage and Income Research Network are excited to announce the release of a living wage update for rural Guatemala. The study was originally conducted in 2016, and this update accounts for changes in inflation, exchange rates, costs of living, and policy changes since the original reporting. This […]
New Living Income Reference Value and Living Wage Updates!
Photo credit: Russell Watkins/UK Department for International Development The GLWC and The Anker Research Institute are pleased to share new Living Wage Update reports for rural Costa Rica, Limón and Heredia provinces, and the rural southern coastal region of Ecuador, as well as a 2021 Living Wage Reference Value for typical rural areas of the […]
New Living Wage Updates: Colombia and Dominican Republic!
Photo credit: Yesenia Soto, Rainforest Alliance The GLWC and Anker Research Institute are pleased to share two new living wage updates for the Caribbean coast of Colombia and the Dominican Republic. The new Living wage reports for the Caribbean coast of Colombia and the Dominican Republic update living wage estimates from 2018 and 2013, respectively, […]
New Reference Value for Rural and Urban Gabon
The GLWC and The Anker Research Institute are pleased to share the new 2021 Living Wage Reference Value for typical rural and urban areas of Gabon. Anker Reference Values for living wages and living incomes are based on a methodology developed by Richard and Martha Anker and Ian Prates, using a regression analysis of the […]
