Living Wage Update Report: Rural India, Tamil Nadu, Nilgiris (July 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 20-04-04, Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) from Universidad Privada Boliviana

Abstract: This report updates to July 2020 living wage and living expenses/living income for rural Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu State, India. The net living wage (i.e. take-home pay required for basic decency) and living expenses (living cost for a reference size family of 4 for basic decency) were both updated to the study month of the most recent calendar year – July 2020 – to take into account the amount of inflation since the original study in July 2018. Without accounting for inflation, the net living wage estimated in 2018 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 July 2020 to account for inflation.

Keywords: Living Wage; India; rural; 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: 2020-07
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