Poverty Footprint Study on how the Coca Cola - Oxfam America
Poverty Footprint Study on how the Coca Cola - Oxfam America
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El Salvador<br />
The highest wages in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Coca</strong>-<strong>Cola</strong>/SABMiller value<br />
chain are earned by those working in <strong>the</strong> formal<br />
sector, including employees at <strong>the</strong> sugar mills, those<br />
who work at <strong>the</strong> bottling company and owners of<br />
depositos (distributi<strong>on</strong> warehouses in rural and urban<br />
areas). These employees s<strong>how</strong>ed a very healthy<br />
purchasing power, often above <strong>the</strong> nati<strong>on</strong>al average.<br />
Retail owners also earn a relatively high average<br />
m<strong>on</strong>thly income, <strong>on</strong>e that is higher than <strong>the</strong> nati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
mean income. Sugarcane workers earn average<br />
incomes that are just above <strong>the</strong> minimum wage and<br />
about three times rural basic nutriti<strong>on</strong>al basket (per<br />
capita). Sugar producers and sugar mill workers earn<br />
incomes above <strong>the</strong> sugar refinery statutory minimum<br />
wage. However, some distributors, retail employees<br />
Figure 11: Sources<br />
1 Source: 2007 CSO Quarterly Employment and Earnings Inquiry<br />
2<br />
Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflecti<strong>on</strong>’s Social C<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s Programme which reported take-home pay of between K3000 and<br />
K15000. Here <strong>the</strong> mid-point was used for <strong>the</strong> graph. Available at http://www.jctr.org.zm/bnb/BNBJune09Lusaka.pdf<br />
3 Source: Weighted average of 372 farmers<br />
4 Source: Provided by Zambian Breweries<br />
5 Source: Provided by Zambian Breweries<br />
6 Source: Provided by Zambian Breweries<br />
7 Source: 4 Owners surveyed, all reporting earning at least $1,002 per m<strong>on</strong>th<br />
8 Source: 4 Employees surveyed two of whom earned at least $100 and two of whom earned at least $351<br />
9<br />
Source: 2 SSD Drivers and 1 ZB Driver reported a salary of between $100 and $351 a m<strong>on</strong>th. Two<br />
independent Truck Drivers were also questi<strong>on</strong>ed but researchers c<strong>on</strong>sider <strong>the</strong> data unreliable<br />
10 Source: World Bank PovcalNet Available at http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/povcalNet.html<br />
11<br />
12<br />
Source: The Minimum Wages and C<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s of Employment Act, 1994, Available at http://<br />
www.mywage.org/zambia/pdf-files/3._chapter_276_minimum_wages.pdf<br />
Source: World Bank (2005) “Zambia: <str<strong>on</strong>g>Poverty</str<strong>on</strong>g> and Vulnerability Assessment” Available at http://<br />
www.sarpn.org.za/documents/d0001457/PVA_Zambia_June2005b.pdf<br />
and even retail shop owners earn less than <strong>the</strong><br />
minimum wage, although <strong>the</strong>ir wages are usually well<br />
above <strong>the</strong> urban basic nutriti<strong>on</strong>al basket.<br />
Zambia<br />
Workers in <strong>the</strong> formal sector c<strong>on</strong>sistently earn above<br />
<strong>the</strong> poverty line, minimum wage and mean income.<br />
Zambian Breweries staff, micro-distributi<strong>on</strong> center<br />
(MDC) owners and small-scale farmers receive<br />
some of <strong>the</strong> highest incomes. Sugarcane harvesters,<br />
temporary workers, MDC employees and truck<br />
drivers earn <strong>the</strong> least.<br />
Exploring <strong>the</strong> links between internati<strong>on</strong>al business and poverty reducti<strong>on</strong> 49
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