Estimating the needs of workers and their families in Costa Rica

Book

Nicolas Maître and Erika Chaparro Perez

ILO, [1st ed.]

2021

Abstract

basic needs

workers

family

living wage

measurement

Costa Rica

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Title: Estimating the needs of workers and their families in Costa Rica
Creators: Nicolas Maître
Erika Chaparro Perez
Contributors: International Labour Organization.
Publisher: ILO; Geneva
Date published: 2021
Edition: [1st ed.]
Number of pages: v, 69 p.
ISBN: 9789220355800
Language: English
Asset Type: book
Record Identifier: 995219593502676
Table of contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Brief overview of the methodology -- 3. Estimation of food needs -- 4. Cost of housing -- 5. Other expenditures -- 6. A wage that meets the needs of workers and their families -- 7. Levels of minimum wages versus needs-based wage-level estimates -- Appendix I: Food composition of food items in Costa Rica -- Appendix II: Supplementary tables -- Bibliography.