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New Reference Value for Urban Sri Lanka

June 29, 2022

The GLWC and The Anker Research Institute are excited to share the new 2022 Living Wage Reference Value for typical urban areas of Sri Lanka, This Reference Value estimates the wage a worker in a typical urban area of Sri Lanka would need to receive each month to afford a basic but decent living.

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.

Photo credit: Richard Evea on Flickr

Read more about Anker Reference Values

Read the report:

  • Living Wage Reference Value for Urban Sri Lanka

Learn more about our work in

Sri Lanka

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    Region: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)
    Industry: Tobacco
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    Living Wage for Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Region: Rural India
    Industry: Garment / Textile
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    Living Wage for Dhaka City, Bangladesh

    Region: Urban Bangladesh
    Industry: Garment / Textile

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