Towards a Living Tariff: Even freelancers deserve a fair income

WageIndicator Foundation has been calculating what a "Living Wage" is for workers for more than 10 years. By now for more than 166 countries. Large companies such as Unilever, IKEA and L'Oreal use WageIndicator's calculations to determine what a decent wage is for people they employ worldwide. About 3 years ago, the 'Living Income' was added, giving large companies insight into what suppliers such as small family-owned businesses like coffee farmers should earn at the minimum.

One group was still missing: workers who are not employed. Especially for them, the WageIndicator Foundation developed the 'Living Tariff'.

Developing such a concept is not easy and it involved many WageIndictor colleagues, each from its own expertise. At a meeting in India with over 70 colleagues from 45 countries, platform expert Martijn Arets took the opportunity to interview key figures in the development of the Living Tariff tool. In the latest episode of The Gig Work Podcast, find out more about the development and conditions to introduce the Living Tariff globally.

The episode's highlights can also be found in this blog.