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The ILO’s Global Centre on Digital Wages for Decent Work is looking for a National Project Officer to support the delivery of activities aimed at promoting the transition to responsible digital wage payments in the Philippines. Required qualifications Education First level university…

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…

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…

In Kenya, 78 per cent of wage earners now receive digital payments, a remarkable increase from 55 per cent in 2014, thanks to mobile money innovations. However, challenges remain in transitioning from cash wages to responsible digital payments. Together with…

A new rapid assessment explores women workers’ experiences and perceptions in their transition to digital wage payments in Cambodia. The report provides important insights and suggested areas of intervention that could maximize the benefits of digital wage payments for workers.

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…

Many garment workers face challenges when they first get their wages through a bank account. There are challenges for employers too as they must ensure that the switch from cash to digital wage payments takes place, responsibly so that it…

Digital wage payments (wages paid into a bank or mobile account or a prepaid card) have become the norm for most workers worldwide. But millions of workers still lack access to them. When designed and offered responsibly, digital wage payments…