Our partnerships in action
Ensuring decent work in global value chains
Over a billion workers worldwide earn less than they need to afford a decent standard of living. In addition, almost 3 million people die from work-related causes each year. IDH aims to break this cycle of inequality by establishing fair and safe working conditions in global value chains.
Leading companies around the world are working to protect human rights in their supply chains and to ensure decent work. We understand these ambitions are not without numerous challenges, from lack of market transparency to inadequate wage setting mechanisms.
Drawing on global insights and proven solutions, we work with you to ensure the safety of workplaces in your supply chain and enable equal opportunities for men and women, worker representation and fair remuneration. This will bring business benefits such as increased productivity and reduced employee turnover as well as improved recognition and growth in market share.
Our offering
Guidance on closing living wage gaps
Enabling a living wage – sufficient remuneration to afford a decent standard of living for a worker and their family – is of central importance to our Decent Work agenda. Whether one-to-one or through public-private partnerships - our dedicated team supports you in measuring and reducing living wage gaps through concrete guides and tools.
Understanding the challenges of living wage
Roadmap
A roadmap to secure living wages in your supply chain
Together with our partners, we’ve designed a roadmap with five clear steps and practical tools to help companies secure sustainable living wages for their workers. From measuring living wage gaps to concrete guidance on how to take action, explore the roadmap, reach out to supply chain partners, and start taking steps.
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Discover the toolSalary Matrix
Calculate your living wage gaps by comparing the total remuneration of your workers to regional benchmarks.
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Discover the toolLiving Wage Action Guide
Get practical guidance on what you can do to close living wage gaps and where you need to collaborate with others.
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Discover the toolLiving Wage Estimates Finder
Find credible living wage estimates, based on 12 criteria for quality, from every country you source from.
Decent Work initiatives in action
Discover our flagship initiatives to ensure Decent Work by transforming sector governance and business practices to deliver field-level impact.
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Find out moreLife and Building Safety (LABS)
Promoting scalable avenues for achieving safer working conditions for workers in apparel, footwear, accessories and home-textiles sectors.
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Find out moreBanana retail commitment
Commitment of Dutch, Belgian, German, and UK retailers to reduce gaps and work towards living wages for workers in the banana sector.
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Find out moreCollection & distribution collection mechanism pilot in tea
Pilot in which tea brands pay a living wage differential in proportion to their sourced volumes to improve the livelihoods of tea workers.
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