Benchmark Report: Living Wage Report and 2024 Update for Northwest Nicaragua
2024 Living Wage Update Report: Living Wage Report for Northwest Nicaragua
This report provides updated estimates of family living expenses and living wage for Northwest, Nicaragua, a region characterized by labor-intensive export agriculture, such as coffee, bananas, sugar cane and tobacco. The update for 2024 takes into account inflation and changes in payroll deductions since the original Anker living wage study carried out in October 2017 (Andersen and Hernani-Limarino, 2017).
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Original Report
2017 Benchmark Report: Living Wage Report for Northwest Nicaragua
Background
This report estimates a living wage for Northwest Nicaragua, a region dominated by labor intensive export agriculture, such as coffee, bananas, sugar cane and tobacco. In total, this region employs up to 1 million agricultural workers every year, most of whom are paid the cash minimum wage of about USD 5 per day (in addition, workers also receive three free meals each workday).
The living wage concept refers to a salary that would allow a typical worker family to live a decent life. Decency includes access to a basic, nutritious diet in line with local preferences and possibilities; access to housing that complies with both national and international minimum standards; access to education for children through secondary school; access to health care when needed; and, finally, the living wage should be sufficient to allow the family to live together, rather than some members having to migrate and live apart to complement family incomes.
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Previous Updates
2023 Living Wage Update Report: Living Wage Report for Northwest Nicaragua
2022 Living Wage Update Report: Living Wage Report for Northwest Nicaragua
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