EAWOPii webinar | Living Wage animation launch event

“EAWOPii’s (European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology) first event on 11 May 2021 attracted an enthusiastic reception, with attendees from 13 countries enjoying the first presentation of our eagerly anticipated Living Wage animation”

– EAWOP Impact Incubator

Please check out talks by Dr Ishbel McWha-Hermann, Professor Frederik Anseel and a presentation and Q&A session with Professor Stuart Carr.

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Banking NZ to become Living Wage employers

The banking sector becomes New Zealand’s first fully living wage accredited industry, as announced by Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Andrew Little on Monday 27 July 2020. As a result, incomes of almost 1,800 people will be improved.

“The living wage is currently $21.15 per hour, and will increase to $22.10 per hour on September 1 2020. It is set by an independent group, the Family Centre Social Policy Research Unit, based on the assessed needs of a family of two adults (one working 40 hours per week, and one working 20 hours per week) and two children” – 1 NEWS; Stuff NZ

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Reflecting on the plight of migrant workers and COVID-19 in India (part 2)

This two-part blog from the GLOW Hub in India which is currently undertaking a project that examines private sector contribution to the SDGs[1] in India, reflects on the ongoing coronavirus crisis and the situation of migrant labour in India. The first part of the blog draw attention to the everyday challenges brought upon by the lockdown in the lives of migrant workers, while the second part reflects on what these challenges mean, significance of the idea of Living Wage and the role activists and research(ers) can play.


Humanising Work(ers) in Supply Chains

Authored by Divya Jyoti and Bimal Arora, Aston University, UK

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