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The scale of change in global and local labour markets is substantial. The world of work is reshaped by the green transition, AI and demographic changes, platform work is growing, collective agreements are evolving, and cost of living rises while (minimum) wages are not always updated accordingly. Clear and transparent labour market information is a necessity, not a luxury. Which is exactly why WageIndicator exists. To navigate a changing world, we are bringing everything together. After merging 242 websites into one, we are excited to reintroduce WageIndicator.org. One website, for everyone, everywhere.

From the coast to the interior, cost of living data in Suriname reflects different shopping habits and perceptions of what constitutes a decent life. To grasp the cost of living you need to look at what people really spend on essentials - such as food, transport, and housing - across different areas and over time. As a data collector and researcher, Tesora plays a key role in highlighting these differences.

Jobs for women, jobs for men - is occupational segregation really still the case? We speak to WageIndicator Foundation researcher Kea Tijdens and look at the data, to see how much has changed. And how much hasn't.

Self-employed people in South Africa face daily expenses and fluctuating earnings. During our webinar, organised in collaboration with GIZ, we discussed how the Living Tariff tool can help workers look into their cost of living, value their work more accurately, and negotiate fairer rates.

Economic pressure is forcing organisations to make hard choices, and the gap between Minimum Wage and Living Wage is becoming impossible to ignore. WageIndicator's Paulien Osse and Daniela Ceccon discuss what that means for organisations operating across multiple markets.

During my visit to the Africa Jobtech Summit in Nairobi, I spoke with Michelle Hassan, director of the Jobtech Alliance. In The Gig Work Podcast of the WageIndicator Foundation, she talks about the unique challenges and opportunities of platform work and Job Technology in southern Africa.

The document sent to Congress outlines the rights and responsibilities of app-based delivery riders and drivers across the country.

Is a platform worker employed by the platform or not? While the Dutch court ruled that this is indeed the case for Helpling's home cleaners and Deliveroo's meal delivery drivers, it is not always the case for Uber taxi drivers.

The latest labour reform recognises Mexican platform workers’ right to social protection, but eligibility depends on income. To explore this loophole, WageIndicator speaks with Sergio Guerrero, Secretary General of the Unión Nacional de Trabajadores por Aplicación.

In The Gig Work Podcast by the WageIndicator Foundation, Martijn Arets talks to Lena Simet from Human Rights Watch about the downsides of platform work and ways to develop effective policy. “Technology for organising work has developed at lightning speed, but legislation to protect workers’ rights on platforms is hopelessly behind.”

Equal access to professions is a cornerstone of modern labour law. Yet in Central Asia, this promise has long been out of reach for many women. For decades, sweeping legal prohibitions have barred them from entering hundreds of occupations; restrictions that, in some cases, still persist today.

Argentina's labour reform has now been passed and formally establishes a new legal framework for platform workers. As independent contractors rather than employees, gig workers will have greater flexibility in how their employment contracts are structured. But what if a dispute arose with the app?

The start of 2026 marks significant labour law changes; especially for Pakistan where the reform replaced more than two dozen outdated laws. Read more about the labour law reform in Pakistan, South Korea, Bulgaria and Cyprus.

In India, long working hours are putting factory workers’ health at risk. Excessive overtime and short breaks are linked to serious issues like kidney stones, especially among non-unionised workers.

WageIndicator has been a long-time collaborator and contributor to the Open Supply Hub (OSHub) platform.

Discover Living Wage gaps in the garment sector: Myanmar, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Egypt compared via simple 30-100% progression steps.