living wage

• Alternative Labels

  • subsistence wage

• Scope Note

  • The remuneration received for a standard workweek by a worker in a particular place sufficient to afford a decent standard of living for the worker and her or his family. Elements of a decent standard of living include food, water, housing, education, health care, transportation, clothing, and other essential needs including provision for unexpected events. Source: Global Living Wage Coalition.

• Broader Concepts

  • 13.07 Wages and wage payment systems

• Related Concepts

  • livelihoods
  • low wages
  • minimum wage

• sourceOfScopeNote

  • ILOTERM 12.10.04 (Macdonald, D., Vandenabeele, C., Glossary of Industrial Relations and Related Terms, ILO/EASMAT and ILO Regional Office, Bangkok, 1996)

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  • 10206

• Created

  • 09 October 2019 16:02 CET

• RDF Type

  • Concept