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Understanding the cost of living in Latin America means knowing what people actually pay for food, transport, and housing, country by country, quarter by quarter. Luis makes that possible. As WageIndicator's coordinator for Latin America, he oversees a network of supervisors and data collectors across 19 countries. In this interview, he shares how the network grows, why accuracy matters, and what this work means to the people doing it on the ground.

What is a fair minimum rate for freelancers and platform workers, and how do you make it work in practice? These were the key questions explored in the webinar A Minimum Tariff for the Self-Employed: Lessons from a Dutch Trade Union. This blog shares the most important takeaways.

Behind every wage figure, every price of bread, and every rent statistic, there is a human story. The data we gather at WageIndicator doesn't appear out of thin air.

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.

Claartje ter Hoeven (Utrecht University) and her research team reveal the hidden world of European data or ghostworkers. They are often highly educated, seeking flexibility, but their working conditions are usually poor.What drives them? What impact do they have on algorithm development, and vice versa?