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ILO and partners advance standardized wage framework for Ethiopia’s horticulture sector
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Fair wages in agriculture

ILO and partners advance standardized wage framework for Ethiopia’s horticulture sector

The ILO, the Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association (EHPEA), and tripartite partners have taken a key step toward establishing a standardized wage framework for Ethiopia’s horticulture sector, following the validation of an assessment...

Key actors from Colombia’s main agricultural supply chains conclude diploma programme on living wages and incomes
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Key actors from Colombia’s main agricultural supply chains conclude diploma programme on living wages and incomes

Representatives of workers’ organisations, companies from the coffee, banana and palm oil sectors, and public institutions participated in RURALIA, an ILO programme aimed at strengthening technical capacities and promoting social dialogue on living...

ILO backs trade unions to strengthen capacity on wage policy in Ethiopia
Participants from CETU’s regional federations engage in sessions on wage policy and social dialogue

Fair wage and social dialogue

ILO backs trade unions to strengthen capacity on wage policy in Ethiopia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) supports Ethiopian trade unions in strengthening their technical and institutional capacity to engage in wage policy development.

Do productivity gains translate into adequate wages? Firm-level evidence from Ethiopia (LIMMS, 2018–2020)
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ILO Working Paper 151

Do productivity gains translate into adequate wages? Firm-level evidence from Ethiopia (LIMMS, 2018–2020)

This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between firm productivity, wages, and employment dynamics in Ethiopia’s manufacturing sector between 2018 and 2020. Using firm-level data from the Large and Medium Manufacturing and...

Minimum wages in Africa: Wages disparities and the redistributive potential of minimum wages
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Report

Minimum wages in Africa: Wages disparities and the redistributive potential of minimum wages

The objective of this report is to examine the potential of minimum wage systems to mitigate wage inequality. It assesses national compliance with minimum wage regulations, presents demographic and labour market profiles of salaried workers earning...

A methodology to estimate the needs of workers and their families for the purpose of wage setting, including living wages

Report

A methodology to estimate the needs of workers and their families for the purpose of wage setting, including living wages

This report outlines the ILO’s methodology for estimating the needs of workers and their families to support evidence-based wage setting, including living wages. It provides practical guidance for using household income and expenditure surveys and...

Dynamics of minimum wages in Africa: Minimum wage systems and trends in Africa
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Report

Dynamics of minimum wages in Africa: Minimum wage systems and trends in Africa

This report highlights the diverse nature of minimum-wage dynamics in Africa. It emphasizes the need for nuanced and adaptive minimum-wage policies that consider country-specific factors, regular and informed minimum-wage adjustments, and improved...

ILO and the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation launch four-year project to promote wage/living income setting in colombia’s...
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ILO and the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation launch four-year project to promote wage/living income setting in colombia’s...

The project “Wage/Living Income Setting: A Focus on Agriculture” aims to implement mechanisms in Colombia that promote social dialogue and collective bargaining as key elements in wage-setting processes.

Setting adequate wages - a focus on agriculture
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SAW-A Project

Setting adequate wages - a focus on agriculture

Setting Adequate Wages a focus on Agriculture (SAW-A)
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Development Cooperation Project

Setting Adequate Wages a focus on Agriculture (SAW-A)

Setting Adequate Wages - a focus on agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire
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Projet SAW-A

Setting Adequate Wages - a focus on agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire

Setting Adequate Wages - a focus on agriculture in Colombia
A worker pours glossy red and yellow coffee cherries from a large yellow bucket over a concrete edge inside a rustic processing shed with wooden beams and metal roofing.

SAW-A Project

Setting Adequate Wages - a focus on agriculture in Colombia

Setting Adequate Wages - a focus on agriculture in Ethiopia
An Ethiopian woman stands in a sunlit rural field holding a freshly gathered bundle of green plants, with open farmland and distant trees stretching across the background.

SAW-A Project

Setting Adequate Wages - a focus on agriculture in Ethiopia