Beyond cash: How digital wages boost productivity and empower workers’ lives in Cambodia’s factories

In early 2023, within the bustling special economic zone of Sihanoukville — a coastal province in Cambodia where over 30 factories operate — digital wage payments were seldom used. Today, around 50 percent of these factories have embraced this method of wage payments, affecting over 8,000 workers, most of whom are women. In our recently published article with Better Factories Cambodia, we discuss how this transition is positively impacting the lives of workers as well as bringing efficiencies to their employers.