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Living Wage Update Report: Rural Khyber Pakhtunkhwa June 2022

June 1, 2022

Abstract

This report provides updated estimates for family living expenses and living wage for tobacco farmers in Rural Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (PK) in Pakistan, with a focus on Charsadda, Mardan and Swabi districts. The update for June 2022 takes into account inflation and changes in payroll deductions since the original Anker living wage study carried out in April 2021 (Dawani, Hasan & Sayeed, 2021).

Authors

Richard AnkerMartha AnkerLykke E. AndersenAgnes MedinaceliAlejandra Gonzales

Keywords

living wage
living costs
anker methodology
pakistan