Living Wage Update Report: Urban India, Tamil Nadu, Tiruppur City (April 2018)

Richard Anker () and Martha Anker ()
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Richard Anker: Anker Research Institute
Martha Anker: Anker Research Institute

No 18-04-01, Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) from Universidad Privada Boliviana

Abstract: This report updates the living wage for Tiruppur City in Tamil Nadu, India with focus on the garment and textile industry. The living wage is updated to April 2018, to account for inflation since the original living wage study in August 2016. April is the month when wages increase for workers who fall under the four-year wage agreement between the unions and the Tiruppur Export Association (TEA). Without accounting for inflation, the living wage estimated in 2016 would not be sufficient for workers to have a basic but decent standard of living in 2018 because the purchasing power of the living wage would have decreased with respect to current prices.

Keywords: Living Wage; India; Urban; garment and textile industry; Anker Methodology. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D10 J13 J22 J30 J80 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 2 pages
Date: 2018-04
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