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Living Income And Living Wage Report: Rural Areas And Small Towns Of Central Colombia (December 2021)

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  • Lykke E. Andersen

    (Sustainable Development Solutions Network - Bolivia)

  • Natasha Nina Andersen

    (Sustainable Development Solutions Network - Bolivia)

Abstract

This report estimates the family living income and the living wage for the coffee-growing regions of Antioquia and Huila, Colombia for December 2021. Living costs were found to be sufficiently similar across these regions for one estimate to be valid for both. The living income expenses for a family of four is COP 2,527,125, while the gross living wage is COP 1,783,685 (USD 453) per month.

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  • Lykke E. Andersen & Natasha Nina Andersen, 2021. "Living Income And Living Wage Report: Rural Areas And Small Towns Of Central Colombia (December 2021)," Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) 21-01-03, Universidad Privada Boliviana.
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    Keywords

    Living costs; living wages; living income; coffee; Colombia; Anker methodology.;
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    JEL classification:

    • J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
    • J50 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - General
    • J80 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - General

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