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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
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
SAW-A Project
Setting adequate wages - a focus on agriculture
Development Cooperation Project
Setting Adequate Wages a focus on Agriculture (SAW-A)
Projet SAW-A
Setting Adequate Wages - a focus on agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire
SAW-A Project
Setting Adequate Wages - a focus on agriculture in Colombia
SAW-A Project
Setting Adequate Wages - a focus on agriculture in Ethiopia