Better Work Haiti COVID-19 Economic Impact Survey Results
- Better Work Haiti surveyed 3,330 workers in 38 factories from November 12 to December 1, 2020.
- Median biweekly take-home pay was 6,455 gourdes ($89) in November 2020 compared with 6,000 gourdes ($83) in February 2020.
- Eight in ten workers had spent down savings in the previous two months, and one-third had borrowed money.
- Ninety-one percent of workers had reduced the number or size of meals since the disruptions began.
- Only six percent of workers wanted to be working in their current factory three years later.
Better Work Haiti, a joint programme of the International Labour Organization and the International Finance Corporation, had face-to-face interviews held on site from November 12 to December 1, 2020 with 3,330 workers in 38 factories enrolled in the programme. The brief reports three themes: take-home pay, support networks, and safety and well-being.
Pay had recovered from the mid-2020 disruptions: median biweekly take-home pay was 6,455 gourdes ($89) in November 2020, up from 6,000 gourdes ($83) in February 2020, yet financial stress remained the main concern. Eight in ten workers had spent down savings in the previous two months and half remitted money to relatives. Ninety-one percent said they had reduced meals since the disruptions began, and few wanted to be in their current factory in three years.
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2021, Better Work Haiti COVID-19 Economic Impact Survey Results, https://betterwork.org/wp-content/uploads/Haiti-COVID-19-economic-impact-survey-results-April-2021.pdf
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