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Coffee

The importance of coffee to the nations that grow it cannot be underestimated. This crop supports over 25 million farmers worldwide and generates the income needed to maintain governments' ability to supply essential social services like health and education.

But producing coffee is hard work. It involves carrying heavy loads, often on steep slopes. The industry depends heavily on migrant labour and seasonal workers that are often housed in conditions that would not be considered decent from a human rights lens. Many workers receive low wages that aren't consistent with achieving a basic standard of decency in life. Understanding how to address this issue means accounting for a complicated supply chain where coffee often changes hands dozens of times before reaching the consumer.

The collaboration of Global Living Wage Coalition members, particularly Fairtrade International and the Rainforest Alliance/UTZ, on living wage for the coffee sector aims to overcome these issues and provide a better life for workers.

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Rural Oromia
Living Wage: ብር18,203
Ethiopian Birr per Month
Living Income: ብር19,292
Ethiopian Birr per Month
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Living Income for Rural Aceh, Indonesia

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Living Wage: IDR3,664,943
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Living Wage: $11,146
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Living Income Report for Rural Lampung Province, Indonesia

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Indonesian rupiah per Month
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Living Wage: PEN 2,014
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Partners

Work in Coffee wouldn't be possible without the support of our partners:

Related Resources

  • Benchmark Study

    Living Wage Update: Rural Coffee and Cocoa Growing Regions of Peru, 2023

    Country: Peru
    Industry: Cocoa, Coffee
  • 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
  • Benchmark Study

    Living Income for Rural Areas and Small Towns of Cajamarca, Cusco, Junin and San Martín, Peru

    Country: Peru
    Industry: Coffee, Cocoa
  • Working Paper

    Living Income for Guji Zone (Oromia Region), Ethiopia

    Country: Ethiopia
    Industry: Coffee
  • Working Paper

    Living Income Estimates for Coffee-Growing Regions of Brazil

    Country: Brazil
    Industry: Coffee
  • Webinar Recording

    Living Wage Benchmark Webinar: Brazil (Portuguese)

    Country: Brazil
    Industry: Coffee
  • Webinar Recording

    Living Wage Benchmark Webinar: Brazil (English)

    Country: Brazil
    Industry: Coffee
  • Related Research

    The Commodity Chain for Coffee in Brazil: Social and Labor Impacts of Certification

    Country: Brazil
    Industry: Coffee
  • External Resource

    Building Capacity for Change: Sector Partnerships Program in a Nutshell

    Industry: Coffee, Tea
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