On February 4, Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) members came together in an online public webinar to discuss the need for credible methods and frameworks to measure and report on Living Wage progress over time. Speakers included GLWC partners ISEAL and the Anker Research Institute (ARI), as well as GLWC members Fairtrade USA, and Social […]
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September 2024 Newsletter
Read the latest news from GLWC and Anker Research Institute, featuring 10 years of GLWC, new studies, sub-national estimates, and more. Image credit: David Sonluna
Two new benchmark studies in Indonesia
The Anker Research Institute has recently published two new benchmark reports for Indonesia. Living Wage Report for Urban Banten and Urban West Java Indonesia: The findings in this report reflect the research carried out in estimating the living wage, employing the Anker Methodology, in three districts: South Tangerang in the province of Banten and Garut […]
10 Years of GLWC Action on Living Wages: perspectives from GLWC members
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. Speakers included GLWC partners ISEAL and the Anker Research Institute (ARI), and members working in the sectors of agriculture (Fairtrade International), textiles (Fair […]
GLWC 10 Year Celebration
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 video which showcases why the Global Living Wage Coalition was formed, how it started and what its achieved over the last 10 years. This […]
Blog: What’s behind Gender Pay Gaps?
If I got training in ironing or cutting, I could do it – and I’m very interested in doing it, I’d like to get paid more. But I haven’t been asked by management and I’m afraid to ask.” -Woman, Finishing Assistant, garment factory, Bangladesh A new blog post by Anker Research Institute researcher, Sally Smith, […]
Ten years on: the GLWC’s role in shaping the living wage movement
A month back, the International Labor Organisation (ILO) announced a milestone agreement on living wages, raising hopes for millions of workers around the world that decent wages could become a reality. Today most leading companies across sectors are either contemplating or committing to pay living wages to workers in their supply chains. At a time […]
Living Wages for banana workers: when will workers see the difference?
In March 2024, Wilbert Flinterman, Senior Advisor of Workers’ Rights and Trade Union Relations at GLWC Leading Member organization Fairtrade International attended the 4th Global Conference of the World Banana Forum that took place at the FAO in Rome. I believe that after so many years, also thanks to the work of the Anker Research […]
GLWC welcomes ILO’s milestone agreement on living wages
The recent agreement reached by the ILO is a landmark moment for the living wage movement by bringing in governments as key drivers going forward. On 19-23 February 2024, the International Labour Organization (ILO) held in Geneva a ‘Meeting of Experts’ around the issue of living wage, composed of eight experts nominated by Governments, eight […]
New Study: Gender Pay Gaps in Global Supply Chains
The Anker Research Institute has published a new working paper: “Gender Pay Gaps in Global Supply Chains: Findings from Workplaces in Bangladesh, Colombia, Morocco, Thailand, and Turkey.” This report presents the findings of studies in five countries to test the Anker Research Institute’s new methodology for measuring the size and determinants of gender pay gaps […]
