Platform cooperatives have been mentioned for years as a responsible alternative to Big Tech Platforms like Uber and Deliveroo. Despite the enthusiasm, great success remains elusive. Why is this and what is the solution? Platform expert Martijn Arets, who is part of the WageIndicator Gig Team, gives new insights and tactics to make the platform economy more cooperative.
The WageIndicator Foundation has published the October release of its Living Wage database. First published in 2018, this quarterly-updated database now has information on Living Wages in 2,024 regions across 142 countries. The latest data release is also disaggregated along rural and urban lines, with Living Wage information available for urban areas in 1,128 regions and rural areas in 1,191 regions.
The best practices's session of Women in Gig Work, WageIndicator's fifth webinar on the platform economy, presented a US-based organization and a Colombian platform currently committed to improve domestic workers' conditions.
During the panel discussion of Women in Gig Work, WageIndicator's fifth webinar on the platform economy, 3 speakers presented what the platform economy looks like in their countries, and shared opportunities and issue resulting from their research.
Claire Hobden is a specialist on vulnerable workers and domestic work at the International Labour Organization (ILO). As keynote speaker at WageIndicator’s fifth Gig Work webinar, Women in Gig Work, she shared the research results that the ILO disclosed on the occasion of the Domestic Workers Convention’s 10th anniversary.
WageIndicator’s fifth Gig Work webinar will focus on Women in Gig Work. The two-part series will start on 27 October 2022 from 2 to 3.30pm CEST, and will focus specifically on domestic workers. A range of experts in the field will form part of the programme of discussions and debate.
Last week, WageIndicator welcomed almost 150 new interns on board.
Amsterdam, the Netherlands - The 2022 Labour Rights Index, co-created by the WageIndicator Foundation and its affiliate, the Centre for Labour Research, will be launched on the 7th of October, 2022. The 2022 edition of the freely accessible Labour Rights Index builds on the previous version released in 2020 and provides objective legal data on the labour market in 135 countries. This is up from 115 countries studied in the 2020 Index. As such, it is the only index that compares labour laws at this scale.
Kea Tijdens, co-founder and Scientific Director of the WageIndicator Foundation, talks to Karen Rutter about the development of the organisation, and how data collection makes her happy.
Paulien Osse talks to Karen Rutter about data and dreams – and the small animals that made a big difference in her life
For over two decades, the WageIndicator Foundation has been led by Paulien Osse, its General Director, and Kea Tijdens, its Scientific Director. In this time, the organisation has worked to improve labour market transparency worldwide. Over the last one and a half years, WageIndicator has been working towards a transition of its leadership, with Fiona Dragstra taking over the role of General Director. She will be supported in this endeavour by a larger Director’s Group.
Though Minimum Wages are the first step to workers having a decent lifestyle, they often fail to meet the cost of living. In some countries, though, the applicable Minimum Wage exceeds Living Wages, helping citizens lead lives of dignity.
Workers in Sri Lanka are bearing the brunt of its economic crisis. WageIndicator’s Global Labour Risk Index shows that instability and inflation are hurting their prospects. Moreover, Minimum Wage earners earn a fraction of the required Living Wage and Labour Rights are poorly protected.
We are proud to announce that B-Lab now accepts WageIndicator’s Living Wage Benchmarks in their certification process. With this, companies seeking B-Corp certification can use WageIndicator’s data to ensure sustainability throughout their supply chains.
Russia and Ukraine are integral to food supply chains. Their conflict has caused global food prices to soar. Our Living Wage data from July reflects this – in developing countries heavily dependent on them, the per-person cost of food increased on average by 16% in 3 months!
The WageIndicator Foundation has launched a unique Minimum Living Tariff concept for gig workers. Crucially, in a sector where workers earn according to how many hours they can or can’t work, it looks at how much time a gig worker needs in order to earn a living income per hour, and per year.
Working conditions in garment factories in Indonesia and Ethiopia can be improved. This was shown by the project coordinators and team leaders of two Decent Work projects by WageIndicator. In an OECD Forum Side Session on February 25, 2022, they presented how their efforts led to better working conditions and wage increases.
WageIndicator Foundation and The Industry We Want have launched the Industry Wage Gap Metric. The metric shows the average percentage gap between minimum wages and the living wages. In the major garment producing countries, this gap is 45%.
From 11 October 2021, more than 100 interns from FLAME University in Pune, India, will join WageIndicator Foundation for a period of seven months. This marks the third collaboration between FLAME and the WageIndicator Research Lab.
The knowledge and information that WageIndicator Foundation provides, is now accessible to employees, self-employed workers and employers across 196 countries. In this way, 21 years after WageIndicator was founded in Amsterdam, the foundation can be called a truly global organization.
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 8 March 2021 - WageIndicator and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) have launched a global survey to document the gender pay gap.
85 students from FLAME University are supporting WageIndicator Foundation during the current academic year.
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands – Leading Labour & Employment lawyer Mirjam de Blécourt of international law firm Baker McKenzie and Senator of the Dutch Parliament receives the new Labour Rights Index 2020 at the first official presentation. The freely accessible Index is co-created by the WageIndicator Foundation and its affiliate Centre for Labour Research. The detailed market Index provides objective legal data of the labour market in 115 countries. It is the first comprehensive and legally recognized Index and meant to function as the new comparative international qualification standard. “The assumption that only rich countries are the best-performing is a misunderstanding. And that gives hope .” According to Paulien Osse, Director of WageIndicator Foundation.