Giving workers a decent standard of living The topic of living wage has exploded into public consciousness, from fast food workers in the US to global clothing companies in Bangladesh. A living wage allows a worker to afford a decent standard of living for his or her family, with a little extra “just in case." The legal minimum wage too often falls far short of this concept, leaving workers around the world in poverty. An unprecented collaboration Seven standards systems have made a joint commitment and launched an unprecedented collaboration in the form of the Global Living Wage Coalition, recognising the need for a shared approach to measuring living wage and more coordination in living wage implementation efforts. The long term goal and shared mission of Global Living Wage Coalition members is to see improvements in workers' conditions, including wage levels, in the farms, factories and supply chains participating in their systems. The coalition publishes region specific living wage benchmark reports in many countries using a state-of-the-art methodology developed by coalition partners Richard Anker and Martha Anker. The benchmark and wage gap studies help involve a range of organisations in informed living wage discussions, including supply chain partners, workers and trade unions. These dialogues and the wage-related requirements in coalition members’ standards also encourage stronger action to increase wages. Who’s involved? The coalition is made up of Fairtrade International, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), GoodWeave International, Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN), Social Accountability International (SAI), Rainforest Alliance (RA), and UTZ, in partnership with ISEAL Alliance and Richard Anker and Martha Anker.
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ARI is pleased to announce the web release of two benchmark reports from its Indonesia work programme. The first report presents benchmark living wage estimates for the provinces of Banten and West Java, while the second provides a living income estimate for households in rural Lampung province. Head to our website to download the full reports. https://buff.ly/3zzKEww #livingwage #livingincome #indonesia #coffee #garments #estimates #ankermethodology
On June 18, the Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) members came together in an online event to celebrate the Coalition’s 10-year anniversary, discuss progress made and reflect on challenges and opportunities ahead. Read our latest blog post for insights from the discussion: https://lnkd.in/ghjm2n9B #livingwage #livingincome #decentwork Anker Research Institute ISEAL Social Accountability International Fairtrade International UEBT Fair Labor Association Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Elizabeth A. Bennett Rainforest Alliance
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During the Living Wage and Living Income IDH summit in Amsterdam this week, the Global Living Wage Coalition hosted an event to celebrate 10 years of the GLWC. We presented a short video that showcased why the Global Living Wage Coalition was formed, how it started and what its achieved over the last 10 years. This video is a beautiful opportunity to meet the trailblazers who started the GLWC, the expert global researchers behind the Anker estimates and the champions behind the standard setters who are turning the research into action. Anker Research Institute is proud to be part of the GLWC and grateful for the unwavering support and collaboration throughout the years from the GLWC’s members. The GLWC’s commitment to utilizing our living wage and living income estimates and advocating for living wages has been instrumental in advancing all our missions. Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate with us. Special thanks to @Dayanna Mejia for creating a beautiful video and to our members and contributors. Fairtrade International Rainforest Alliance Fair Labor Association Bonsucro Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) UEBT Social Accountability International ISEAL Martha and Richard Anker Marcelo Delajara Sally Smith Koen Voorend Frankie Hewitson Syarifah Almazhir Nidhi Kaicker Akinyinka Akinyoade Wilbert Flinterman Osei Kwame Daria Koreniushkina Alexandra Dawe Ruoxu Wang Chaimae Azmi Rafael Marques Seixas Joleen Ong Eileen Kaufman Alex Katz Jane Hwang Kristin Komives Georgina Villarreal, PhD Lara Koritzke Jean J. #livingwage #livingincome #10years #GLWC #ankermethodology
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Most country wide and global estimates use web-based data collection and do not address within-country differences in living wages and living incomes. The ARI ONLY use data from transparent reputable sources and consult with local stakeholders for research and review. The Sub-National Estimations are comparable between themselves and with Anker benchmarks and Anker Reference Values, keeping the consistency and the comparability of all Anker Estimates worldwide. This is important as the correct number is vital in ensuring stakeholders have the right information, they need to close the living wage gaps, and these sub-national estimates are the answer to this problem See link below to read more about Sub-National Estimates. https://buff.ly/3XctOOh #livingwages #livingincome #subnationalestimates #Brazil
Check out the newest living wage and income values from Anker Research Institute! Their exciting new methodology enables comparable estimates between regions within a country. See the 25 available estimates in Brazil!
SUB-NATIONAL ESTIMATES FOR BRAZIL ARE LIVE!!! So far, 16 living income and living wage estimates are shown for the states of Rio Grande do Sul (5 living income and living wage regions), Santa Catarina (3 living income and living wage regions), São Paulo (6 living income and living wage regions), Piauí (non-capital area), and Ceará (North, Northwest, and Sertões region). Living Income estimates are also available for other 9 mesoregions (Triângulo Mineiro/Alto Parnaíba, Zona da Mata Mineira, Northwest Espírito Santo, South of Bahia, Southwest Pará, Southeast Pará, Belém Metropolitan Area, East Rondônia and North Coast Espírito Santo) https://buff.ly/3XctOOh #livingwage #livingincome #subnationalestimates #brazil #ankermethodology #decentwork
Less than a week to go before GLWC's 10 Year Anniversary Event! Description of the event in French below: 📅 Date : 18 juin 2024 ⏲ Heure : 9h-10h30 EST / 15h-16h30 CEST La Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) est un partenariat savoir-action qui vise à une action collaborative pour atteindre un niveau de vie décent pour les travailleurs et leurs familles du monde entier. Rejoignez-nous le 18 juin pour une réflexion autours de la dernière décennie de la GLWC qui inclura les membres de la GLWC travaillants dans les secteurs de l'agriculture, du textile, de l'aquaculture et de la botanique. Parmi les intervenants figurent Martha et Richard Anker de l'Anker Research Institute (ARI), Kristin Komives de ISEAL, Fairtrade International, Fair Labor Association (FLA), Union for Ethical Biotrade (UEBT), Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) et Elizabeth A. Bennett, PhD, chercheuse reconnue dans le domaine. La discussion sera modérée par Amandine Bressand de ISEAL et Hannah Ross Crane, MBA de Social Accountability International (SAI). L'événement se déroulera en anglais, avec une traduction en direct en espagnol et en français. Enregistrez vous ici: https://lnkd.in/g9DKBw4G #rse #travailleur #droitsdelhomme #ILO #salairejuste #durabilite
Join us on June 18 for the 10-Year Anniversary event of the GLWC! See below for the event description in Spanish: Fecha: 18 de junio de 2024 Hora: 09-10:30am EST / 3-4:30pm CEST La Coalición Global por un Salario Vital (GLWC) es una asociación de conocimiento y acción que trabaja para facilitar la acción colaborativa para lograr un nivel de vida decente para las personas trabajadoras y sus familias en todo el mundo. Únase el 18 de junio para una discusión sobre la última década de la asociación conocimiento-acción de GLWC y escuche a los miembros de GLWC que trabajan en los sectores de agricultura, textil, acuicultura y botánicos. Los oradores incluirán a Martha y Richard Anker del Anker Research Institute (ARI), Kristin Komives de ISEAL, Fairtrade International, Fair Labor Association (FLA), Union for Ethical Biotrade (UEBT), Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) e investigador Elizabeth A. Bennett, PhD. La discusión será facilitada por ISEAL y Social Accountability International (SAI). El evento se llevará a cabo en inglés, con traducción en vivo en español y francés. Enlace de registro a este evento gratuito: https://lnkd.in/g9DKBw4G #salariovital #salariodigno #derechoshumanos #responsabilidadsocialempresarial #Sostenibilidad
One week to go! Don't miss the 10-Year Anniversary event of the GLWC, next Tuesday 18 June at 9am EST / 3pm CEST. In this unique event, we'll reflect on a decade of knowledge-action partnership and hear from a range of GLWC members working in the agriculture, textile, aquaculture, and botanicals sectors. Speakers will include Martha and Richard Anker from the Anker Research Institute (ARI), Kristin Komives from ISEAL, Wilbert Flinterman from Fairtrade International, Tiffany Rogers from Fair Labor Association (FLA), Georgina Villarreal, PhD from UEBT (Union for Ethical Biotrade), Jean J. from Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), and global living wage researcher Elizabeth A. Bennett, PhD. The discussion will be hosted by Amandine Bressand from ISEAL and facilitated by Hannah Ross Crane, MBA from Social Accountability International (SAI). ❗The event will run in English, with live translation in Spanish and French❗ Register for this free event: https://lnkd.in/g9DKBw4G #livingwage #sustainability #bizhr #rbc #research #ILO
We have an exciting set of speakers for our virtual dialogue on June 18! Join us for an interactive discussion reflecting on the last decade of GLWC's knowledge-action partnership and GLWC members' work advancing hashtag #livingwages across a variety of sectors. Speakers include 👇👇 Martha Anker and Richard Anker, Anker Research Institute (ARI) Wilbert Flinterman, Fairtrade International Tiffany Rogers, Fair Labor Association (FLA) Saskia Bloch and Sina Hauser, Fenix Outdoor Jean Johnson, Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Georgina Villarreal, PhD, UEBT Kristin Komives, ISEAL Elizabeth A. Bennett, PhD, Lewis & Clark College (Portland, Oregon, USA) moderated by Social Accountability International (SAI) Register now: https://lnkd.in/g9DKBw4G Rainforest Alliance Bonsucro Fair Trade USA
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Producers in immigrant receiving countries, such as Costa Rica, often make the argument that a separate (and lower) living wage for migrants is justified. In this blog Koen Voorend, Senior Researcher, and lead author of the working paper ‘Same Job, Different Wage for Migrants?' discusses why this argument is problematic not just on the principle of equal pay for equal work but on discrimination based on nationally. Read the blog post here https://buff.ly/3UVmPqc #livingwages #equalwork #migrantworkers #ankermethodology #ARI #samejobdifferentwages