The long term goal of Decent Wage Africa is to improve the payment of Decent Wages in the 6 countries. In principle it covers the whole gamma of wages paid, from minimum wages to the wages agreed on through collective bargaining, both in the formal and informal economy. The Decent Wage Africa project departs from the understanding that Decent Wages are an integral part of decent labour relations, as are working hours, and other working conditions. Ensuring Decent Wages therefore requires a national and institutional framework of labour law, minimum wage setting, collective bargaining and individual labour agreements, which should not just be in place, but also be respected, protected and enforced.

Beneficiaries of the project are

trade union rank and file
workers in the sectors and occupations selected by trade unions
social partners
labour inspectorates
the public at large

The project’s design has a gender perspective built in, as women are predominant amongst the region’s working poor.

The strategy for achieving Decent Wages, as developed earlier and tested in similar projects in Asia and Central America, is:

1. collect and share with trade unions relevant data on minimum wage, collective agreements and other selected Decent Work items, considered relevant by the project partners;

2. support awareness raising on minimum wage and the Decent Work items selected and enhance engagement amongst stakeholders in the labour market;

Decent Wage Africa is supported internationally through the Wage Indicator Foundation, which ensures the sharing of know how of the survey system, analysis of the wage data, websites, tools and their marketing with the trade union partners. In the start up phase the University of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, plays a coordinating and coaching role.

Event

Meeting 27 - 28 August 2015 Amsterdam

Results

WageIndicator country websites - webtraffic per year	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	total
Votresalaire.org/Benin	41.424	29.928	18.021	10.269	399	100041
Votresalaire.org/Guinée	28.828	18.139	11.537	5.966	290	64760
Votresalaire.org/Madagascar	66.352	49.687	29.537	15.032	270	160878
Votresalaire.org/Niger	19.589	16.818	8.03	3.905	99	48441
Votresalaire.org/Sénegal	116.999	75.667	45.19	19.333	4.981	262170
Votresalaire.org/Togo	28.828	18.139	11.537	5.966	290	64760
Total						701050

Conclusion in report to CNV in 2016

● Web Visitors: apart from Niger with slightly less visitors, in all countries substantial more visitors than the year before and as targeted! In general: growing websites, growing appreciation from the public at large in the countries.

● Good up to date data bases for salaries, collective agreements, minimum wages, labour law.

● Living wages up to date for all - apart from non-target countries Benin and Guinea

● The Good Company Certificate has been explored well in Senegal. Continuation with an improved concept (Company compliance pages) is discussed at length with partners in Senegal.

● The global WageIndicator team was on time with updates for technique, salary and living wage calculations, minimum wages and labour law. All Collective Agreements are scored and online in the database.

● A nice offshoot of the CBA database is the analysis for the ILO about Gender Equality, Work and family Arrangements in Collective Agreements