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Bananas

Bananas are one of the most-consumed fruits in the world. For many, it would be difficult to imagine a breakfast without them. Yet, as production costs and costs of living in banana-producing countries continue to rise, banana prices have failed to keep up and consumers continue to enjoy the fruits at relatively low cost. At the bottom of the supply chain, wages for many workers remain so low that they fail to meet a decent standard of living.

Global Living Wage Coalition members, and in particular, the Rainforest Alliance, FairTrade International, Social Accountability International, and Sustainable Agriculture Network have been working in close collaboration with workers representatives, farms, the World Banana Forum, IDH, supply chain actors, governments, and others to better understand wage gaps in banana supply chains and pilot holistic approaches to close them.

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Living Wage Report for Rural Lagunes, Vallée du Bandama and Lacs Districts of Cote D’Ivoire

Rural Areas and Small and Medium Size Towns
Living Wage: CFA181,306
Ivorian West African CFA francs per Month
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Living Wage for Caribbean coast of Colombia

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Living Wage: COL$2,262,567
Colombian Peso per Month
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Living Wage for Michoacán, Mexico

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Living Wage: $14,505
Mexican Pesos per Month
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Living Wage for Lower Volta Region, Ghana

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Living Wage: GH₵3,609
Ghanaian Cedis per Month
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Living Wage for Rural Costa Rica, Limón and Heredia Provinces

Limón and Heredia Provinces
Living Wage: ₡484,764
Costa Rican Colónes per Month
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Living Wage for Northern Region of Dominican Republic

Rural Dominican Republic
Living Wage: RD$28,084
Dominican Peso per Month
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Living Wage for Central Valley Area Guatemala

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Living Wage: GTQ 3,818
Guatemalan Quetzales per Month
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Living Wage for Rural Belize

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Living Wage: BZ$1,064
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Related Resources

  • Benchmark Study

    Reporte sobre Ingresos Dignos Zonas rurales y pueblos pequeños de las regiones productoras de café y cacao en Cajamarca, Cusco, Junín and San Martín, Perú

    Country: Peru
    Industry: Coffee, Bananas, Cocoa
  • Working Paper

    Brechas Salariales de Género en el Sector Bananero Exportador de Colombia

    Country: Colombia
    Industry: Bananas
  • Working Paper

    Gender Pay Gaps in the Colombian Banana Export Sector

    Country: Colombia
    Industry: Bananas
  • External Resource

    Living wage: discussions with banana producers in Costa Rica

    Country: Costa Rica
    Industry: Bananas
  • External Resource

    The external costs of banana production: A global study

    Country: Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Colombia
    Industry: Bananas
  • Related Research

    Creating Shared Value in the Dominican Republic Banana Industry

    Country: Dominican Republic
    Industry: Bananas
  • 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
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