NGOs have been pushing for the living wage for at least 15 years, but Rachel Wilshaw, Oxfam's Ethical Trade Manager thinks a breakthrough is on the cards.
A former banana farm worker, Costa Rican trade union leader and COLSIBA coordinator writes on the absolute necessity of involving trade unions in living wage implementation processes for banana and other agro-industrial farm workers.
On Monday, the Guardian announced “Ikea adopts the living wage for UK staff”. On the same day, a BBC report said “Ikea to pay UK workers more than living wage”. So who got it wrong?