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Gender Segregation In The Workplace  Jobs For Men, Jobs For Women - But Change Is On Its Way
Apr 21, 2026

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.

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Don't Let Economic Pressure Derail Your Living Wage Programme
Apr 19, 2026

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.

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Is it mandatory to be 100% Living Wage compliant every year?
Apr 19, 2026

Can companies realistically be 100% Living Wage compliant year after year? What happens in countries where Minimum Wages already exceed Living Wage estimates? And how should businesses respond in regions with large wage gaps?

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Living Wages as a moving target in times of hyper inflation
Apr 19, 2026

Living Wages and inflation: how companies in high-inflation countries like Venezuela, Zimbabwe and Türkiye can stay on track and why the commitment must hold.

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Jobtech in Africa: Ecosystem Around Platform Work Must Offer Young People Perspective
Apr 17, 2026

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.

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Labour reform bill in Argentina: what it means for platform workers
Apr 17, 2026

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

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Legal rights and the labour market in the Dutch context: what we are missing in the discussion about Uber drivers
Apr 17, 2026

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.

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Mexico's Platform Workers: Labour Reform and the Threshold for Rights
Apr 17, 2026

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.

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How Central Asia is Expanding Women’s Access to Jobs
Mar 31, 2026

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.

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Significant Labour Law Changes
Mar 9, 2026

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.

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Advancing Safe, Union-Led Data Collaboration with Open Supply Hub
Mar 9, 2026

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

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Comparing Living Wages in garments: Myanmar, Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Egypt
Mar 5, 2026

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

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