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Bananas

Bananas are one of the most-consumed fruits in the world. For many, it would be difficult to imagine a breakfast without them. Yet, as production costs and costs of living in banana-producing countries continue to rise, banana prices have failed to keep up and consumers continue to enjoy the fruits at relatively low cost. At the bottom of the supply chain, wages for many workers remain so low that they fail to meet a decent standard of living.

Global Living Wage Coalition members, and in particular, the Rainforest Alliance, FairTrade International, Social Accountability International, and Sustainable Agriculture Network have been working in close collaboration with workers representatives, farms, the World Banana Forum, IDH, supply chain actors, governments, and others to better understand wage gaps in banana supply chains and pilot holistic approaches to close them.

Related Benchmarks

Living Wage for Rural Ecuador

Southern Coastal Region
$461
Equadoran United States Dollar per Month
VIEW

Living Wage for Caribbean coast of Colombia

Caribbean coast
COL$1,644,569
Colombian Peso per Month
VIEW

Living Wage for Rural Costa Rica, Limón and Heredia Provinces

Limón and Heredia Provinces
₡433,282
Costa Rican Colónes per Month
VIEW

Living Wage for Northwest Nicaragua

Northwest
C$9,900
Nicaraguan Córdobas per Month
VIEW

Living Wage for Northern Region of Dominican Republic

Rural Dominican Republic
RD$17,562
Dominican Peso per Month
VIEW

Living Wage for Central Valley Area Guatemala

Rural Guatemala
GTQ 2,981
Guatemalan Quetzales per Month
VIEW

Living Wage for Economic Zone 4, Vietnam

Rural Vietnam
₫4,618,167
Vietnamese Dong per Month
VIEW

Living Wage for Lower Volta Region, Ghana

Peri-Urban Ghana
GH₵1,244
Ghanaian Cedis per Month
VIEW

In-Progress Activities

In-Progress Activity

Belize Living Wage Benchmark Study

The Living Wage Benchmark work in Belize is supported by Rainforest Alliance, IDH, and Fyffes through funding and facilitation of the study, and as part of a larger project to address living wage in banana supply chains. The study will cover banana producing areas of Belize, using the agriculture industry and banana sector as context.

Partners

Work in Bananas wouldn't be possible without the support of our partners:

Related Resources

  • External Resource

    Living wage: discussions with banana producers in Costa Rica

    Country: Costa Rica
    Industry: Bananas
  • External Resource

    The external costs of banana production: A global study

    Country: Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Colombia
    Industry: Bananas
  • Related Research

    Creating Shared Value in the Dominican Republic Banana Industry

    Country: Dominican Republic
    Industry: Bananas
  • Case Study

    Bananas in Costa Rica and Belize

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

    Bananas in Ghana and Ecuador

    Country: Ghana, Ecuador
    Industry: Bananas
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