Living Wage Update Report: Urban Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City (March 2020)

Ian Prates (), Richard Anker () and Martha Anker ()
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Ian Prates: Social Accountability International
Richard Anker: Anker Research Institute
Martha Anker: Anker Research Institute

No 20-04-03, Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) from Universidad Privada Boliviana

Abstract: This report updates the living wage and living expenses for a basic but decent living standard for a family for urban Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City. The net living wage (i.e. take home pay required for decency) and cost of a basic but decent living standard for a family are updated to the study month (March) of 2020 to take into account the amount of inflation since the original study in March 2016. Without accounting for inflation, the net living wage estimated in 2016 would not be sufficient for workers to have a basic but decent standard of living in 2020 because the purchasing power of the living wage would have decreased. Similarly, living expenses for a reference family are also updated to March 2020 to account for inflation.

Keywords: Living Wage; Vietnam; urban; Anker Methodology. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D10 J13 J22 J30 J80 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 4 pages
Date: 2020-03
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