report
2014

The bitter Philippine pineapple industry

by Fairfood
This report looks at how workers in the pineapple industry in the Philippines typically do not make a living wage and how companies can be leaders in setting a path to living wages.
report
2020

2020 Certification Program - Living Wage

by Rainforest Alliance
The Rainforest Alliance 2020 Certification Program aims to achieve living wages for agricultural workers through the introduction of several innovations that allow farmers to assess the gap to a living wage and measure progress.
project
2020

A Big Step Towards Living Wages for Banana Workers

by Fairtrade International

Fairtrade's new base wage for banana workers in certified plantations comes closer to closing the living wage gap.

project
2018

A Coconut's Journey

by Fairfood
To prove that is possible to pay coconut farmers a living wage, Fairfood imported 1,000 fair coconuts from 55 Indonesian coconut farmers, mapping and recording each step from tree to plate, with blockchain technology.
organisation

Banana Link

by Banana Link
UK-based non-profit cooperative working for a fair and sustainable trade in bananas and pineapples. They raise awareness about the poor living and working conditions faced by plantation workers and small producers across Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean.
project

Banana workers in Guatemala

by Banana Link, SITRABI
A collaboration supporting SITRABI, a banana workers' union in Guatemala, to empower banana plantation workers, improve working conditions and set decent wages.
multi-stakeholder initiative

Bananas in Costa Rica and Belize

by GLWC, Fyffes, IDH, Rainforest Alliance

This multi-stakeholder project explores living wage gaps, among other objectives, through 8 pilot farms in Belize and Costa Rica.

multi-stakeholder initiative

Bananas Living Wage Commitment

by IDH, Albert Heijn, Superunie, Boni, Boon, Coop, Deen, Hoogvliet, Jan Linders, Jumbo, Plus, Poiesz, Sligro, Spar, Vomar, Central Bureau for Food Trade
As a part of the IMVO covenant, Dutch retailers commit to achieving living wages for banana production workers. They aim to reduce the gap between current and living wages for their entire banana assortment by at least 75% within five years.
report
2019

Baseline Study on Certified Bananas

by Rainforest Alliance, IDH
Evaluation of social and environmental practices on Rainforest Alliance Certified™ bananas farms in Costa Rica and Belize. Workers’ wages and benefits were compared to the living wage benchmark.