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New 2023 Benchmark & Reference Value Updates

September 26, 2023

All new 2023 Benchmark and Reference Value updates for banana-growing regions around the world are now available from the GLWC and Anker Research Institute. New Benchmark updates are available for: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, Michoacán, Mexico, and Northwest Nicaragua. New Reference Value updates are available for Panama, Peru, Cameroon, and Côte d’Ivoire.

The Anker Research Institute has also released a new report for the rural Cibao Norte (Northern) Region of the Dominican Republic. The report includes living wage and living income estimates for 2022 for workers in the region, with a focus on banana-exporting regions. The new report is available in English and Spanish and the 2023 update report for the Northern region has updated the values in the new report to 2023.

All of the updated studies have been updated to account for changes in inflation, exchange rates, costs of living, and policy changes since the original reporting. The reports estimate the wages a worker in these regions would need to receive each month to afford a basic but decent standard of living.

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Benchmark Updates

Living Wage Update 2023: Belize

Living Wage Update 2023: Colombia

Living Wage Update 2023: Costa Rica

Living Wage Update 2023: Dominican Republic

Living Wage Update 2023: Ecuador

Living Wage Update 2023: Ghana

Living Wage Update 2023: Guatemala

Living Wage Update 2023: Michoacán, Mexico

Living Wage Update 2023: Northwest Nicaragua

 

Reference Value Updates

Living Wage Update 2023: Panama

Living Wage Update 2023: Peru

Living Income Update 2023: Cameroon

Living Wage Update 2023: Cameroon

Living Wage Update 2023: Côte d’Ivoire

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Related Resources

  • Case Study

    Bananas in Costa Rica and Belize

    Country: Belize, Costa Rica
    Industry: Bananas
  • Case Study

    Bananas in Ghana and Ecuador

    Country: Ghana, Ecuador
    Industry: Bananas
  • Related Research

    Creating Shared Value in the Dominican Republic Banana Industry

    Country: Dominican Republic
    Industry: Bananas
  • Working Paper

    Gender Pay Gaps in the Colombian Banana Export Sector

    Country: Colombia
    Industry: Bananas

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