[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:what-we-do\u002Fnews-stories\u002Fnews\u002F2011\u002Fwageindicator-gazette-27-november-2011":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"short_title":7,"intro_text":7,"meta_description":8,"seo_title":8,"path":9,"content_type":10,"locale":11,"go_live_at":7,"first_published_at":12,"page_created_at":13,"published_at":12,"edit_url":14,"breadcrumbs":15,"seo":28,"body_blocks":36,"call_to_action":42,"categories":49,"owner":7,"authors":50,"related_pages":51,"related_sites":52,"in_subsite":53,"contact_page_url":54,"banner_message":55},5354,"wageindicator-gazette-27-november-2011","WageIndicator Gazette 27, November 2011",null,"","\u002Fwhat-we-do\u002Fnews-stories\u002Fnews\u002F2011\u002Fwageindicator-gazette-27-november-2011","pages.contentpage","en","1969-12-30T23:00:00+00:00","2026-03-27T15:37:29.094432+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F5354\u002Fedit\u002F",[16,19,22,25,27],{"title":17,"slug":18},"What We Do","what-we-do",{"title":20,"slug":21},"News and Stories","news-stories",{"title":23,"slug":24},"News","news",{"title":26,"slug":26},"2011",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":6,"description":8,"image":29,"canonical":30,"robots":31,"og_type":32,"twitter_card":33,"locale":11,"created_at":34,"last_modified_at":35},"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwhat-we-do\u002Fnews-stories\u002Fnews\u002F2011\u002Fwageindicator-gazette-27-november-2011\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","1969-12-31T00:00:00+01:00","2026-04-02T22:39:36.111079+02:00",[37],{"type":38,"data":39},"raw_html_block",{"content":40,"variant":41},"\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>** Wage Indicator Extension in Central America, Africa and the Middle East   ** New Salary Checks Combined with Mini-survey   ** Wage Indicator Sites Reshuffled   ** Wage Indicator Mobile   ** Huge Demand for Minimum Wages Information   ** Recent Research Trends   ** Shop Assistant Salaries in Big Mac terms   ** Pay pulls Medics from East to West   ** Trends due to the Economic Crisis 2009-2010: a German-Dutch Comparison   ** Over and Under qualification of Migrant Workers\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Wage Indicator Extension in \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>Central America\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>, \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>Africa\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> and the \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>Middle East\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From October\r\n2011 Wage Indicator rolls out operations in 7 new countries and reaches out to\r\na few more through these newcomers. This brings the total of countries with a\r\nWage Indicator online to 65 by the end of 2011.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Central America the countries joining Wage\r\nIndicator ranks are Costa Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua, at the same time giving the actual\r\nminimal presence in El Salvador a boost. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover\r\noperations have started in Tanzania, Kenya (East Africa) and Ghana (West\r\n Africa). The operations in Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania are an innovation \r\nin the sense that\r\nin each of these three countries Wage Indicator cooperates closely with \r\nboth\r\nthe national federation of employer’s associations and trade unions. \r\nTherefore\r\nin each of these three countries a dedicated site for employees (mywage)\r\n and\r\none for employers (africapay) is brought online, differing in content, \r\nbut\r\nsharing the back end of operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also a team\r\nin Egypt is now reinforcing the international Wage\r\nIndicator. The team in Egypt will bring on board Tunisia and the Palestine Territories in a somewhat later stage, after\r\nhaving established itself. Egypt is the first country in the Middle East to participate in the global Wage\r\nIndicator alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>New Salary Checks Combined with Mini-survey\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>\n\u003C\u002Fstrong>Till the end of\r\n2011 new Salary Checks will brought online in 40 countries. Next to \r\nbeing more user friendly, easily accessible, and fast, these new Salary\r\nChecks are combined with a mini-survey. The great advantage of this \r\ncombination\r\nis that individuals checking their salaries for free now automatically\r\nreinforce the Wage Indicator database used for calculating real market \r\nwages in\r\ntheir country, without having to put in any additional effort. Next to \r\nthese\r\nnew Salary Checks the more extensive survey is there for the taking.\r\nRespondents completing the larger survey contribute their data to a much\r\n richer\r\ndata set, allowing for deeper probing analysis of labour relationships \r\nand\r\ntrends.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong> \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Wage Indicator Sites Reshuffled \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In keeping\r\nwith growing insight in what Wage Indicator visitors world wide are looking\r\nfor, all national sites are in the process of being remodelled. Content is now\r\nprominently displayed along 4 lines. The reshaped format consists of:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\u003Cli>Salaries: salary check (when data allow including a gross\u002Fnet check), minimum\r\nwages, VIP earnings\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Labour\r\nlaw: 12 main topics, made easily accessible through decentworkcheck, decent work\r\nagenda, and frequently asked questions\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Targeted\r\ncontent for working women, youth, and elderly\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Career\r\nissues, like jobs, training, and negotiations\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Cp>The labour\r\nlaw topics are geared to the international Decent Work Agenda and Conventions\r\nof the ILO. They reflect the rules and regulations as laid down in the national\r\nlaw of the country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp> For an\r\nimpression of the new outline please visit \u003Ca class=\"external-link\" data-linktype=\"internal\" data-old_url=\"resolveuid\u002F1874f063dada478ba40c583adfaaae05\" data-val=\"1874f063dada478ba40c583adfaaae05\" id=\"1\" linktype=\"page\">wageindicator.org\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong> \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Wage Indicator \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>Mobile\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost all Wage\r\nIndicator sites by the end of 2011 feature a mobile version too. This extension\r\nreaches out to users of cell phones – also and especially where they have no\r\ndirect access to the internet through personal computers. Their mobile devices\r\ndisplay at least:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\u003Cli>Salary Checks \u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Minimum\r\nwages \u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>VIP pages \u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Labour\r\nlaw (answers frequently asked questions)\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Huge Demand for Minimum Wages Information \u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Indian\r\nTeam from Ahmedabad is collecting minimum wage information together with, and\r\non behalf of the national teams. From visitor’s response it has become evident\r\nthat there is a great need for this basic, legal information in all\r\nparticipating countries – regardless of the level of development of their economies. \u003Ca data-linktype=\"internal\" data-old_url=\"resolveuid\u002F8a3c26f2f57e44a5b2aefed5a4a1cbac\" data-plone_href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fnohost\u002FPlone\u002Fwageindicator\u002Fsalary\u002Fminimum-wage\" data-val=\"8a3c26f2f57e44a5b2aefed5a4a1cbac\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwork\u002Fminimum-wage\u002Fcountries\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Here is the impressive list.\u003C\u002Fa>  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Recent Research Trends\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most\r\nrecent developments in the research conducted on the basis of the national Wage\r\nIndicator datasets combined, are twofold:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col start=\"1\" type=\"1\">\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>International comparison of\r\n     salaries per occupation, adjusted for real purchasing power\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>Trends over time: The\r\nfollowing briefs on some of the most recent studies illustrate these\r\nachievements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong> \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Shop Assistant Salaries in Big Mac terms\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the\r\nfollow up studies compared data volunteered by almost 5,500 shop \r\nsupervisors,\r\nassistants and cashiers from 20 countries in Eurasia and Latin America, \r\nplus South Africa. This international comparison\r\nreveals that shop sales assistants in North Western Europe after one \r\nhour of work on average\r\nhave earned enough to buy 2.5 Big Macs. In Spain and South Africa one \r\nhour of work is enough to buy a\r\ngood sized one-and-a-half Big Mac. In Central Europe and Russia one hour\r\n of work is good for one\r\nBig Mac. In Latin\r\n America\r\noverall earning levels of sales assistants are down again: from 0.8 Big \r\nMac in Mexico to a meager 0.4 Mac in Brazil. The earnings of cashiers \r\nshow the\r\nsame pattern of differences per region. Being promoted to shop \r\nsupervisor is\r\nrewarded the most in countries where pay is poorer. In North Western \r\nEurope the differences in salary between\r\nassistant and supervisor are small, where supervisors only earn 10 per \r\ncent more. \u003Ca class=\"internal-link\" data-linktype=\"internal\" data-old_url=\"resolveuid\u002Fc5ae75be870c4823b7617f39bb2bbcea\u002Fshop-staff-salaries-in-big-mac-terms\" data-plone_href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fnohost\u002FPlone\u002Fwageindicator\u002Fabout\u002Foverview-wageindicator-newsletters\u002Fnews\u002F2011\u002Fshop-staff-salaries-in-big-mac-terms\" data-val=\"c5ae75be870c4823b7617f39bb2bbcea\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwhat-we-do\u002Fnews-stories\u002Fnews\u002F2011\u002F\" title=\"Shop staff salaries in Big Mac terms\">View the statistics table.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong> \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Pay pulls Medics from East to West \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cross\r\ncountry comparison of salaries in the health sector, based on Wage \r\nIndicator\r\ndata, shows that medical doctors from Poland, Russia or the Ukraine \r\ncould make\r\na small fortune in no time in the United States. Across the Atlantic \r\nthey would on average earn up to 19\r\ntimes more than back home. Alternatively, staying in Europe but working \r\nin the Netherlands or the UK, they would still make 10 times as\r\nmuch as in Warsaw, Moscow or Kiev. This makes the position of medical \r\ndoctors in those Eastern European\r\ncountries and Russia exceptionally weak, as compared to\r\ntheir peers elsewhere. In Latin America for example cross country \r\ndifferences in health sector pay are far less\r\ndramatic than in Europe. For a pay upgrade alone, medical doctors in \r\nSouth America would have little incentive to move\r\nfrom – say – Argentina to Brazil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally speaking, medical doctors are better off than other health\r\ncare personnel. They have the highest salaries in 11 health sectors of the 20\r\ncountries compared. Personal care workers have overall lowest wages and are\r\ndefinitely lowest paid in 9 of the 20 countries. The wage levels of nurses and\r\nmidwives vary largely across countries. But apart from medical doctors, in no\r\nother health occupation wage differences across countries are wide enough to\r\nexpect a strong wage pull or push between countries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wage comparison between 16 health sector occupations throughout \r\n20\r\ncountries is based on some 40,000 health workforce entries in the Wage\r\nIndicator survey over the past 2.5 years. The countries compared are \r\nArgentina, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, \r\nFinland, Germany, India, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Russian \r\nFederation,\r\nSouth-Africa,\r\n Spain,\r\nSweden,\r\nUkraine,\r\nUnited Kingdom,\r\nUnited States.\r\nWages are expressed in standardized USD, controlled for\r\nPPP and indexed to 2011 levels. \u003Ca class=\"external-link\" data-linktype=\"internal\" data-old_url=\"resolveuid\u002F41f62a7b309d45879564579c906d3e8e\" data-val=\"41f62a7b309d45879564579c906d3e8e\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwhat-we-do\u002Fpublications\u002F2011\u002Fhealth-workforce-remuneration\" target=\"_blank\">View the full report.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Trends due to the Economic Crisis 2009-2010: a\r\nGerman-Dutch Comparison\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper\r\ninvestigates the likelihood that German and Dutch employees work for a\r\ncrisis-hit organisation. It shows that negative effects on wages occur in large\r\nfirms and the manufacturing industry much more often, that women are more\r\nlikely to be working in a crisis-hit organisation but less likely to be facing\r\nany of the adjustments, that education hardly matters and that elderly workers\r\nface many more adjustments than younger workers. \u003Ca class=\"external-link\" data-linktype=\"internal\" data-old_url=\"resolveuid\u002F3068668a85a94115b5cea690a3040420\" data-val=\"3068668a85a94115b5cea690a3040420\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwhat-we-do\u002Fpublications\u002F2011\u002Femployees2019-experiences-of-the-impact-of-the-economic-crisis-in-2009-and-2010-a-german-dutch-comparison\" target=\"_blank\">Read the comparision report.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca data-linktype=\"internal\" data-old_url=\"resolveuid\u002F3068668a85a94115b5cea690a3040420\" data-val=\"3068668a85a94115b5cea690a3040420\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwhat-we-do\u002Fpublications\u002F2011\u002Femployees2019-experiences-of-the-impact-of-the-economic-crisis-in-2009-and-2010-a-german-dutch-comparison\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Over and Under qualification of Migrant Workers\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are overeducation and undereducation more common for\r\nmigrants compared to domestic workers? If so, is overeducation and\r\nundereducation similar across migrants from various home countries and across\r\nvarious host countries? The\r\npaper aims at unravelling the incidence of skill mismatch of domestic and\r\nmigrant workers employed in 13 countries of the European Union. \u003Ca class=\"external-link\" data-linktype=\"internal\" data-old_url=\"resolveuid\u002F3606ccea30b441aa9b242d662ded4fa9\" data-val=\"3606ccea30b441aa9b242d662ded4fa9\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwhat-we-do\u002Fpublications\u002F2011\u002Fover-and-underqualification-of-migrant-workers\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full report.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n","light",{"text":43,"link":44},"Contact us",{"title":43,"url":45,"description":43,"rel":46,"type":47,"id":48},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,[],[],[],[],false,"\u002Fwork\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fcontact-us","\u003Cp>Welcome to WageIndicator. Same organisation, same information, new look!\u003C\u002Fp>"]