Living Wage

SAI & Living Wage

SAI has included payment of a living wage as one of our core principles for decent work since our founding in 1997, long before the idea was widely accepted by other organizations and companies. Our SA8000 Standard has included a living wage requirement since the very beginning, and we have worked individually with brands and retailers for over 20 years on strategies to improve wages in their companies and supply chains.

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Global Living Wage Coalition

In 2013, SAI co-founded the Global Living Wage Coalition with other standard-setting organizations to establish a common definition of living wage, to promote a common and robust methodology for calculating a local living wage (The Anker Methodology), and to support living wage implementation work. The Coalition has two main pillars of work: research and implementation.

Anker Living Wage Research Network

The Anker Living Wage and Income Research Network forms the research pillar of the Global Living Wage Coalition. Its mission is to engage in and disseminate high quality research, analysis, and training related to living wage and living income (based on the Anker methodology). SAI is the institutional host of the Research Network, lending support based on our long experience with developing and operating training programs and quality management systems.

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Living Wage Resources

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Living Wage Events

About our Introduction to Living Wage Training

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