Tagged with "Worker Conditions Reports"

Why paying a living wage is good for both workers and business

To get insight into why paying a living wage is good for both workers and business, we outline, in a new series of cases, the ins and…

Bananas in Ecuador and Ghana

Dutch Agreement for the Food Products Sector

International Responsible Business Conduct agreement – living wage working group…

Bananas in Costa Rica and Belize

IDH4Gender – The Tea and Flower Experiences

Men and women need to move together towards equality: policies should work for and include both genders. This is one of the key takeaways from the first IDH4Gender cross-learning event.

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Giving banana workers a decent standard of living

IDH is working towards living wages in the banana sector, supporting specific interventions in Ghana and Ecuador and in Costa Rica and Belize. Employment in the export sector promises a…

The launch of the BOHESI Training Manual in Ecuador

The BOHESI training manual was officially launched by the Ecuadorian Minister of Labor, Raul Clemente Ledesma Huerta, the Ecuadorian Minister of Agriculture, Rubén Flores, together with representatives from the World…

Living wage: discussions with banana producers in Costa Rica

With draft figures from the living wage benchmark study in Costa Rica now available, the IDH banana project has moved to the next step: calculating the current wages associated with…

Improving working conditions on banana plantations across Ecuador

The use of an Occupational Health and Safety training manual is currently being piloted in Ecuador, the world’s largest exporter of bananas. Bananas are a key fresh produce category…