Social Dialogue
Good decisions and fair negotiations start with accurate and reliable information. We provide data-driven insights on wages, working conditions and access to rights, so decisions and negotiations start from the same facts.
Data-driven social dialogue, backed by robust information
We support any and every type of dialogue and negotiation that shapes pay and working conditions. This includes social dialogue between workers, employers, trade unions, and governments, as well as dialogue between buyers and suppliers on purchasing practices and pricing. Access to the same information means concerns get raised, shared, and worked through before they escalate into conflict, whether that's on the factory floor, across complex supply chains, or in national policy. When everyone negotiates from the same foundation of solid data, dialogue turns into concrete agreements.
The global reach of our social dialogue work
WageIndicator’s global reach is built on data, partnerships and local expertise. These figures show the scale of our work, from collective agreements and trade union partners to the workers and organisations we support worldwide.
The global reach of our social dialogue work
WageIndicator’s global reach is built on data, partnerships and local expertise. These figures show the scale of our work, from collective agreements and trade union partners to the workers and organisations we support worldwide.
Our approach
WageIndicator's worker surveys which include the Decent Work Check and Decent Work Due Diligence Check let workers report on their own pay, hours, and working conditions anonymously – factory by factory, plantation by plantation. Alongside this, we collect and analyse collective bargaining agreements from around the world, tracking what's actually being negotiated and where agreements fall short. Through our networks with international brands, we also advise employers on labour standards directly, and connect them with trade unions where dialogue doesn't yet exist. Together, this gives everyone involved, from workers and employers to buyers further up the supply chain, the same evidence to negotiate from.
Our work around the world
Our wage data and CBA activities span 190+ countries, and below highlights the range of countries where we've coordinated projects on the ground.
Where our social dialogue work is active: Indonesia, Bangladesh & Ethiopia
- Enabling Social Dialogue
Project enabling social dialogue through wage and labor law data in sub-Saharan Africa, funded by Dutch Trade Union Federation.
- Makin Terang Phase I - Transparency through Mobile Internet
Empowering apparel workers to check, debate, negotiate, and publish wages and working conditions online.
- Decent Wage Africa
Decent Wage Africa - francophone. This project aims to promote the payment of Decent Wages in Western Africa and in Madagascar.
Decent Work Checks: what working conditions look like on the ground
Our Decent Work Checks compare real working conditions against national labour law — covering pay, hours, leave, safety, and social security — so workers and employers can see exactly where a workplace stands. Available in print and online, they turn dense legal text into a quick, practical reference that workers, trade unions, employers, and even labour inspectors can use to spot gaps and start a conversation.
Latest news and topics
Aug 20, 2026
Cost of Living Crisis: Why Argentina’s App Drivers Must Deliver 450+ Orders Monthly Just to Stay Out of PovertyA study by the Encuentro Foundation revealed that between December 2025 and March 2026, the number of deliveries needed to meet the basic food basket requirements for a four-person household only decreased by one. Gig workers earned $3165 p…
Aug 13, 2026
Working time in the platform economyMany questions arise around working time in the platform economy: what are the current debates, and where do solutions lie?
Aug 11, 2026
How Much Time Off Do You Get? It Depends Where You WorkHow much time off we get - and whether we are paid during this time - very much depends on where we work.
Aug 10, 2026
Summer Holidays or Safer Hours? How Extreme Heat Is Changing the Working DayAug 7, 2026
Morocco: Bridging the Gap Between Minimum Wage and Living CostsThe events in Ceuta have highlighted the dissatisfaction of a population that is facing many challenges, starting with the gap between the cost of living and the legal Minimum Wage. The numbers speak for themselves.
Aug 5, 2026
Breastfeeding and work: the right to take nursing breaks and get paid for themHow long are your breastfeeding breaks if you work in Tanzania and how long can you take them after your child’s birth, if you live in Vietnam? A global snapshot of national laws from our Labour Law Database
Aug 4, 2026
Rights of Working Mothers: Who Protects Them?A new analysis of labour law data by WageIndicator reveals deficiencies in the global legal framework concerning the rights of pregnant workers and working mothers.
Jul 31, 2026
Venezuela's cost of living was already spiralling. Then came a natural disasterA month on from two devastating earthquakes, the World Bank estimates almost $20 billion USD of physical damage done, with 47% of it on residential buildings. But even before the quakes, housing costs for Venezuelan families jumped 57% in a…
More projects
Aug 20, 2026
WUNDERWORK: Workers' Un(der)declared Employment in Europe: Research and Policy Co-creation for Inclusive Labour MarketsAug 10, 2026
Living Wages In ContextWageIndicator runs a continuously-operating global programme (December 2013–ongoing) built on three components that reinforce each other: 1. the Living Wage, Living Income and Living Tariff methodology and public database; 2. country- and s…
Jul 3, 2026
Pay survey for platform workers in Latin America
