Contact us: digitalwages@ilo.org
Contact us: digitalwages@ilo.org
This report sets out the results from RISE’s work in supporting 9 factories in 5 governorates in Egypt with over 24,000 workers (43% women, 56% under 35) with wage digitalization and enabling workers to access, use and benefit from their…
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…
Labour legislation measures that explicitly refer to digital wage payments.
Financial legislation measures that explicitly refer to the digital payment of wages.
This blog post presents lessons learned and recommendations to companies and governments wanting to scale up digital wages and drive change, in relation to three UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments, based on lessons from Bangladesh, Jordan, and Senegal. .
The ILO’s Global Centre on Digital Wages for Decent Work, the Better Than Cash Alliance, Better Work and BSR organized an online event on 23 March, “Promoting workers’ well-being and sustainable enterprises through digital wage payments: Experiences from the garment…
This report shares the impact of a wage digitization pilot initiative at Lotus Garments Group, a clothing manufacturer in Egypt. The initiative, the result of a partnership between Mastercard, Levi Strauss & Co and BSR’s HERproject, supported over 8,700 workers…
This report discusses findings from human-centred design research around the use of cash-in and cash-out services conducted with 400 persons in Bangladesh, India, Northern Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Tanzania, including about 250 women. It presents the key challenges women face,…
This report provides recommendations to make credible advances on responsible payments digitization for workers in Senegal, with an emphasis on raising awareness of the benefits and costs amongst key stakeholders, promoting trust and fair digital payment standards, introducing targeted incentives…
HERfinance Digital Wages videos and animation, developed with Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and QuizRR, are part of HERfinance Digital Wages Tech Learning Tool. They give engaging guidance and information for workers around financial services and improving financial health. They…