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SAW Project

Setting adequate wages

Project details

Duration

1 October 2022 - 30 September 2026

Development partner(s)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Reference

GLO/22/08/NLD

Contact

Ms Elva LÓPEZ MOURELO (lopezmourelo@ilo.org)

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About SAW project

The Setting Adequate Wages (SAW) Project seeks to support wage setting mechanisms, including minimum wages and collective bargaining, in making a stronger use of data and evidence on the needs of workers and their families and economic factors. The project also contributes to identify national factors and conditions that enable wage increases at the macro-level, and supports measures to raise productivity in selected supply chains. Finally, the project contributes to raise awareness on living wages, provides technical assistance to constituents in this regard, and engages with existing living wage initiatives to promote alignment with ILO living wage principles.

Strategic framework

Making a stronger use of data and indicators in the determination of adequate wages in existing wage setting mechanisms.

Intervention results:

1.1. Minimum wage settings are based on relevant indicators of the needs of workers and their families and economic factors.

1.2. Social partners use information on the needs of workers and their families for meaningful and informed collective bargaining of wages.

1.3. Compliance with statutory and negotiated wages is improved.
Identifying macroeconomic factors and conditions that enable wage growth, and support selected enterprises and social partners in supply chains to raise productivity and pay higher wages.

Intervention results:

2.1. Productivity and wages are improved in selected enterprises in supply chains.

2.2. Macro factors and institutions that support and enable rising wages are assessed.
Raising awareness on living wages, providing technical assistance to constituents, and engaging with existing living wage initiatives to promote alignment with ILO living wage principles.

Intervention results:

3.1. Governments and social partners have a better understanding of living wages.

3.2. International and national living wage initiatives are informed about the needs of workers and their families and economic factors.