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New Living Income Reference Value and Living Wage Updates!

September 14, 2021

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 Democratic Republic of Congo.

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 40 quality-assured Anker methodology living wage and income benchmark studies that have been carried out so far.

The Living Wage Update reports for Costa Rica and Ecuador have been updated to the study months of 2021, May and June respectively, in order to account for inflation, exchange rates, costs of living, and policy changes since the original reporting in these countries.

Read more about Anker Reference Values.

Read the reports:

  • Living Income Reference Value for Rural Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Living Wage Update for Costa Rica
  • Living Wage Update for Ecuador

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Costa Rica, Bananas

Related Resources

  • Benchmark Study

    Living Wage for Rural Costa Rica, Limón and Heredia Provinces

    Region: Limón and Heredia Provinces
    Industry: Bananas
  • Benchmark Study

    Living Wage for Rural Ecuador

    Region: Southern Coastal Region
    Industry: Bananas
  • Reference Value

    Living Income Reference Value⁠ — Rural Democratic Republic of Congo

    Country: Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Case Study

    Bananas in Costa Rica and Belize

    Country: Belize, Costa Rica
    Industry: Bananas
  • Case Study

    Bananas in Ghana and Ecuador

    Country: Ghana, Ecuador
    Industry: Bananas

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