Areas Asia and the Pacific

Labour legislation

Labour legislation measures that explicitly refer to digital wage payments.

Labour policy

Labour policy measures of relevance to the promotion of responsible digital wage payments.

Financial education for garment workers in Cambodia – Trainee’s booklet

This trainee’s booklet supports participants in the ILO Financial Education course. It targets workers in the garment factories in Cambodia who wish to improve their money management. This booklet introduces basic knowledge, skills and tools related to earning, spending, budgeting…

A responsible transition to digital wages: A timely step for Cambodia

This entry relates the wage digitization experience of the garment industry in Cambodia, highlighting how digital wage payments can help workers by reducing vulnerability to theft and empowering women through enhanced control over household financial decisions.

Digital wages on the coast of Cambodia

This entry relates the wage digitization experience of Horseware Products (Cambodia) Co., Ltd , a horse ware production factory employing 215 workers in Sihanoukville, on the Cambodian coast.

Impact of digital financial services on economic resilience and savings

This report assesses the contribution of digital financial services to the economic empowerment and financial inclusion of women workers in the ready-made-garments sector of Bangladesh from May 2020 until December 2021.

How to scale up digital wages in line with the UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments

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. .

Ensuring a responsible transition towards digital wages in Cambodia

The ILO’s Global Centre on Digital Wages for Decent Work, Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) and the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia organized an online launch event on ensuring a responsible transition towards digital wages in Cambodia on 16 February 2022.

The potential gains of digitizing garment sector wages in Cambodia

To assess the market potential for digital wage payments in Cambodia’s garment sector (which employs approximately 80% female workers), the research team interviewed representatives of the three main stakeholder groups—factories, financial service providers, and workers — as well as other…

ILO promotes responsible digital wage payments in Indonesia

The ILO, in collaboration with its constituents and the University of Indonesia, held an online event to present the assessment on digital wages for decent work in Indonesia with over 120 participants. The assessment is part of the effort to…