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GENEVA, Switzerland (ILO News) – Rising living costs, low wages, uneven social protection coverage and limited access to affordable financial services often make it difficult not only for workers to absorb unexpected expenses, but also to manage day-to-day bills and…

Leia o artigo em português aqui. MAPUTO, Mozambique (ILO News) – A new chapter in the rollout of responsible digital wage payments in Mozambique began on 20 March 2026, as the ILO Global Centre on Digital Wages for Decent Work, ILO…

BANDUNG and SURABAYA, Indonesia (ILO News) – For many small businesses in Indonesia, paying wages in cash is still the norm — but that is beginning to change. Over the past year, the ILO Global Centre on Digital Wages for…

Digital wage payments are becoming standard practice worldwide, with enterprises moving from cash to bank transfers, payroll cards and mobile money. While this shift can improve transparency, efficiency and financial inclusion, digitization alone does not always ensure positive outcomes. A…

Español a continuación We are excited to announce the launch of Responsible wage digitization for small enterprises in Peru – Trainer and advisor guide, a new resource aimed at supporting the country’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in digitizing…

A new practical guide has been released to help factory managers in Cambodia better support their workers in accessing safe and reliable financial services. Developed in collaboration with RISE, Financial services for workers: A short guide for factory managers in…

We are inviting registered companies to submit proposals to support the development of a Good Practices Guide on Responsible Earned Wage Access (EWA). The Guide will serve as a global reference document to help ensure EWA services advance decent work…

In our newsletters, we share key insights, guidance tools, research, articles and 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…

Lea el artículo en español aquí. According to the 2024 Permanent National Employment Survey, nearly 80 percent of employment in the Ucayali region in Peru is informal. Within the small formal sector, more than 50 percent of salaried workers in…

While digital payments have become ubiquitous across China, our newly released research brief reveals that some factory workers are still paid in cash, highlighting key barriers slowing the transition to digital wage payments in the manufacturing sector. Despite China’s rapid…