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Should I use Globallivingwage?

Global Living Wage Coalition — Anker-methodology living wage benchmarks - globallivingwage.org

Depends. This is a free nonprofit benchmark resource, not software: use it if you need credible living wage data for ESG or supply-chain reporting. There is nothing to buy and no tooling, support, or vendor relationship — software shoppers should look elsewhere.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~30 public sources, mostly citations of GLWC benchmarks; no product reviews or pricing found.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usability evidence found
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence found
  • Security postureNo security findings either way

Pricing

Free

Benchmarks & resource library

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • ESG/sustainability teams
  • Supply-chain auditors
  • Sourcing & procurement compliance
  • Researchers citing wage benchmarks

Not for

  • Software buyers — this is not a tool
  • Teams wanting support, SLAs, or a vendor
  • Businesses in countries without published benchmarks
  • Anyone expecting payroll or HR features

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Guess: no API or exports advertised — expect manual extraction from PDF reports

medium

Benchmarks are region-specific; applying wrong-region data skews reporting

medium

Guess: benchmark updates tied to research funding, not your reporting calendar

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free, publicly available living wage benchmarks
  • Built on the established Anker Methodology
  • Referenced in S&P Global CSA and OECD methodologies
  • ISEAL-collaborating coalition with 10+ years of work

Cons

  • Not a product: no tooling, API, or support tiers
  • Coverage only where benchmarks have been studied (Colombia, Uganda, Ethiopia, etc.)
  • No genuine user reviews found in sources
  • Guess: updates depend on grant-funded research cycles

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/02/2026 - 9 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x3review x2security x2news x2

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 9

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free, authoritative living wage data
  • Ease of use. No usability evidence found
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Anker Methodology, country benchmarks, case studies
  • Support quality. No support evidence found
  • Security posture. No security findings either way
  • Free Price No paid tiers found; benchmarks publicly published
  • 10+ years Track record Per GLWC 10-year retrospective (Jul 2024)
  • 5+ Benchmarks Country reports seen: Colombia, Uganda, Ethiopia, South Africa, Ecuador
  • S&P Global, OECD Cited by Referenced in CSA methodology handbooks and OECD annexes

Pricing

Benchmarks & resource library

Free

  • Country living wage benchmark reports
  • Anker Methodology explainers
  • Case studies and library

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

No verbatim user reviews found; the coalition is cited in corporate sustainability reports and standards-body documents rather than reviewed.

Companies that use it

  • Orkla⁷
  • REWE Group
  • hubergroup
  • Lohmann Tapes
  • The Home Depot (shareholder filing citing its benchmarks)
Full analysis

Based on ~30 public sources, mostly citations of GLWC benchmarks; no product reviews or pricing found.

Free, credible Anker-methodology living wage benchmarks — a data source, not software. Nothing to buy; use it if you need wage data.

Methodology

Based on ~30 public sources, mostly citations of GLWC benchmarks; no product reviews or pricing found.

Sources

  1. Global Living Wage Coalition: Homegloballivingwage.org
    official
  2. The Anker Methodology for Estimating a Living Wagegloballivingwage.org
    official
  3. Resource Librarygloballivingwage.org
    official
  4. Global Living Wage Coalition — ISEAL Allianceisealalliance.org
    news
  5. OECD annex: living wage initiativesoecd.org
    review
  6. S&P Global CSA Methodology Handbook – HOMportal.s1.spglobal.com
    review
  7. Orkla Annual Report 2023orkla.com
    news
  8. globallivingwage.org security pagegloballivingwage.org
    security
  9. Hybrid Analysis malware scan referencehybrid-analysis.com
    security

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