Living Wage For US Inc

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗠𝗮𝗽 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱! On Thursday 17 October we will hold the first of six public sessions to collect stakeholder feedback on the development of a Living Wage Reference Standard. The target audience for this session are multinationals, small & medium size businesses, buyers, suppliers, investors, business associations, trade intermediaries etc. Later sessions will target workers, civil society, government, and be held at times more convenient for other time zones. You can join for a whole session or any part of it. 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗪𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗗? The purpose of the Living Wage Reference Standard is to serve as a ‘North Star’, compelling organisations, including WageMap consortium members and other living wage data providers and implementation organisations, to continually strive for improvement in their living wage calculation methodologies. The overarching goal will be to create external confidence in living wage estimates by having a stakeholder-consulted standard, agreed upon by the consortium members, that allows users to understand international comparability and local specificity so that they can confidently implement living wages consistently around the world. 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗗 WageMap is committed to an inclusive and transparent review process and is seeking input from all stakeholders impacted by the implementation of the Living Wage Reference Standard. There will be two rounds of public consultation, the first running from 17th October to 20th November 2024 and the second from March-April 2025. All comments received during each consultation period will be made publicly available (or summarised accurately), and WageMap will explain how each material issue raised was considered during refinement of the Standard. 𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 22.10.24 - 14:00 BST / 09:00 EDT Workers, Civil Society & Government Register here: https://lnkd.in/eTUatm76 31.10.24 - 07:00 GMT / 18:00 AET Corporate Register here: https://lnkd.in/ehwTu7p4 06.11.24 - 07:00 GMT / 18:00 AET Workers, Civil Society & Government Register here: https://lnkd.in/eHp-cFr5 13.11.24 - 19:00 GMT / 14:00 EST Corporate Register here: https://lnkd.in/eAmrvFZ8 20.11.24 - 19:00 GMT / 14:00 EST Workers, Civil Society & Government Register here: https://lnkd.in/eRS4nqUX

I've been arguing for a long time that there is not enough focus on living wages in the U.S. despite the fact that it is a bipartisan issue. Take a look at my recent Newsweek opinion piece and support me in sharing this message more widely so that we can make the topic of living wage for working Americans visible in this election and beyond! #livingwage #LW4US https://lnkd.in/e5H-vP9a

On August 22nd, 2024, the webinar “Towards a Living Wage Reference Standard” will take place, hosted by WageMap and with speakers from UN Global Compact and the International Labour Organization (ILO). 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐌𝐚𝐩:  WageMap is a consortium of living wage data and service providers that have come together to drive alignment across living wage methodologies and frameworks. The founding members are BSR, Loughborough University, Living Wage For US, Inc., Living Wage Foundation, NewForesight, and WageIndicator Foundation.   𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭:  Following its February meeting of experts on wage policies, the International Labour Organization (ILO) now has a mandate to engage with living wage initiatives to promote alignment with ILO principles. They will also promote outcomes from the meeting in the multilateral system and through partnerships with other UN bodies, including the UN Global Compact.   WageMap intends to closely align its work with ILO guidance and will also share more information about how this is reflected in the upcoming WageMap consultation process, due to begin in September 2024. There will also be the opportunity to hear from the ILO and UN Global Compact representatives on next steps of their work.     𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚:  1. Next steps from UNGC and the ILO  2. Why a Living Wage Reference Standard?  3. WageMap consultation process  4. Scope of the Living Wage Reference Standard  5. Q&A discussion    This event is for civil society, workers' organisations, NGOs, data providers, and living wage focused projects and programmes. To help ensure that we are reaching all relevant organisations, please share this invitation with your own network as well.   We will communicate with corporate organisations about the consultation process separately.     We will follow up with a more detailed briefing ahead of the session.     𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:  𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: Click this link --> https://lnkd.in/eMupFz5B 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: Thursday 22nd August, 14:00-16:00 BST / 15:00-17:00 CEST / 09:00-11:00 EDT  The webinar will be recorded and shared.   𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬:  - Megan Galvin, Labour Rights & Decent Work, UN Global Compact  - Elva López Mourelo, Project Manager on Setting Adequate Wages, ILO  - Anne Coleman, Director of Programs and Services, Ontario Living Wage Network  - Eyüp Özer, Turkish United Metalworkers Union (Birleşik Metal İş) - Michelle Murray, CEO and Founder, Living Wage for US – Leads ISEAL Living Wage Reference Standard process  - Shaheen Hashmat, Head of Global Living Wage, Living Wage Foundation–Leads WageMap Community engagement  - Fiona Dragstra, Director, WageIndicator Foundation    If you wish to attend, please register or forward it to a colleague. We look forward to having you there.

2024 Living Wage & Living Income Summit - Wonderful event! Grateful for the active participation and open sharing of progress and lessons learned from so many companies and organizations advancing living wages. Read more about the milestones and innovations: https://lnkd.in/ebRdxfhq #LivingWage

💻 On Wednesday April 24th at 4:00 - 5:00 PM CEST we will host our very first WageMap Webinar: 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐚𝐠𝐞 –𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐌𝐚𝐩, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮. This event is for all practitioners supporting the achievement of living wages for workers globally. #WageMap has kicked off the ISEAL Living Wage Reference Standard-setting process. Join us on the mission towards a single database of globally comparable, contextually specific living wage benchmark data! 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚: 1️⃣ Introduction to WageMap: plan for 2024. 2️⃣ Consultations on the ISEAL Living Wage Reference Standard: How can you contribute? 3️⃣ Launch Partner Spotlight: The Hershey Company. 4️⃣ Call to action: What does Launch Partnership mean for you. 5️⃣ Q&A Sign up via the following link: https://lnkd.in/edjxTndM Hope to see you there! Want to know more? Contact Joost Backer joost.backer@newforesight.com BSR Living Wage Foundation Loughborough University Living Wage For US Inc WageIndicator Foundation The Hershey Company Mondelēz International #webinar #livingwage