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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…
This post announces the publication of the Digitizing for Inclusion: Insights from Wage Digitization in the Garment Sector report, highlighting key lessons learned.
This report shares five lessons and insights on the scaling of digital financial services from a partnership between BSR’s HERproject and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. The partnership aims to leverage the HERfinance Digital Wages program to scale up…
This report documents the rights situation of workers in Thailand’s fishing sector. It is based on surveys conducted from July to November 2019 and builds on research from 2018 that included 300 migrant workers in six provinces.
The webinar was organized on 9 July 2020 by the ILO Office in Viet Nam, the ILO’s Social Finance Programme and Women’s World Banking, with support from the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Speakers: Valérie Breda (Technical…
This post discusses opportunities for fintech to capitalize on wage digitization efforts in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry and develop innovative health financing solutions.
This post highlights the importance of considering and addressing the barriers and challenges that prevent women from enjoying the full benefits of wage digitization.
This blog post presents findings from interviews conducted over the phone with a pool of 894 workers employed in factories spread across the five main industrial areas of Bangladesh (Chittagong, Dhaka City, Gazipur, Narayanganj, and Savar) who reported being paid…
This brief describes the results of a joint IFC and Bangladesh Bank initiative that developed the business case for electronic wage payments in Bangladesh’s garment sector to increase women’s financial inclusion.
This post highlights the importance of awareness-raising and education around wage digitization to address workers’ concerns, based on a collaboration of Microfinance Opportunities and the Social Performance Task Force with garment workers in Bangladesh.