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The ILO’s Global Centre on Digital Wages for Decent Work and the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) hosted an engaging series of knowledge-sharing webinars, bringing together the participants of the Training on Responsible wage digitization for small enterprises in…

Our latest video showcases our work in Peru, where the ILO presented a study on digital wage payments highlighting their potential to promote formalization and financial inclusion. Public and private representatives participated in this effort and shared experiences on how…

In our recently published report, we identify nine key factors driving the rapid adoption of digital wages in India — ranging from digital ID integration and universal bank access to digitized social benefits and updated labour and financial regulations. While…

From August 5th to 8th, 2024, the ILO Global Centre on Digital Wages for Decent Work conducted a Financial Education training for 25 small business owners and workers in Central Java. The initiative also involved the participation of the Regional…

In our quarterly newsletter we share key insights, guidance tools, research, articles, videos produced under the ILO’s Global Centre on Digital Wages for Decent Work. We encourage you to share this newsletter around to build up our community and together scale…

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…

The ILO and Apindo join forces to promote the transition from cash to responsible digital wage payments by signing a Collaboration Agreement. This will enable Indonesian workers to have better control over their wages and benefits. The collaboration focuses on…

A series of new video features Global Centre’s Steering Committee members Tidhar Wald (former Managing Director, Better Than Cash Alliance), Daniel Kostzer (Chief Economist, International Trade Union Confederation) and Maria May (Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation). They…

A new animated video illustrates how to digitize wage payments responsibly. It discusses the benefits of wage digitization and the issues to consider when introducing a responsible transition. Watch video (in English) Watch video (in Spanish)

In this interview, Leora Klapper, Lead Economist at the World Bank and a Steering Committee Member of our Global Centre on Digital Wages for Decent Work shares insights on barriers, opportunities, and recommendations for the transition to responsible digital wage…