Belgian supermarkets commit to living wage in the banana sector by 2027
Five major retailers in Belgium have joined forces to commit to a living wage for banana workers throughout their international supply chains. The coalition of retailers aims to close the…
Explore how you can take action with your supply chain partners to close living wage gaps IDH is launching a new resource under the Roadmap on Living Wages: the…
Leaders in Kenya’s textile industry pledge to improve workers welfare
Workers in the textile and apparel industry in Kenya are set to receive better working conditions to improve their productivity after leaders in the industry in Kenya gathered…
Daan Wensing reflects in this opinion piece for The Business Commission to Tackle Inequality from the WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development…
The Living Wage Summit is this December, will you be there? For this third edition of the Living Wage Summit, changemakers from all relevant stakeholder groups will come together to…
How businesses can achieve living wages with surprising benefits
This opinion piece was first published at the World Economic Forum: www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/how-businesses-can-start-implementing-the-living-wage-and-its-surprising-benefits/ Quick Summary Growing disparities in income and wealth are leaving people behind. This inequality…
European and UK retailers step closer to alignment on living wages in banana supply chains
At a gathering about living wages in the banana sector, retailers made a first step towards alignment by agreeing on one common timeline for collecting and remotely checking wage data…
IDH along with 63 other signatories, have signed an advocacy letter, calling on the EU to include living wage and income in EU Directive
Nearly 1 in 5 workers globally earn too little to lift themselves and their families out of extreme or moderate poverty, according to statistics from the International Labour Organization (ILO).