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Reaching financial equality for women

This slide deck presents a 10-point action plan for governments and businesses to rebuild stronger after COVID-19 by prioritizing women’s digital financial inclusion

Report on IOE digital wage payments conference (virtual)

This report summarizes the discussion of a virtual conference on the opportunities and challenges created by digital wage payments, organized on 3 February 2021 by the International Organisation of Employers, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization and the Better…

Digital wage payments: Challenges and opportunities

On 3 February, IOE, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization and the Better Than Cash Alliance, organised a digital conference on the opportunities and challenges in digital wage payments, as well as on lessons learned in the field.

Evidence of digital financial services impacting women’s economic empowerment

This report develops a conceptual framework to explore the causal mechanisms linking women’s economic empowerment and digital financial services, reviews the empirical evidence for each of these mechanisms, identifies challenges observed in interpreting the evidence, and highlights a set of…

Payday

Why does the payday still exist? This article studies various explanations—economic, historical, behavioral, and legal. It concludes that the payday owes its existence to legacy legal architecture and suggests a path for legal reform.

From cash to digital wage payments in Viet Nam: A win-win for enterprises and workers

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…

Digital financial services and the pandemic: Opportunities and risks for emerging and developing economies

This note explores the opportunities associated with an expansion of digital financial services in emerging and developing economies and highlights the potential risks associated with their rapid ramping up.

Advancing women’s digital financial inclusion

Endorsed by G20 finance ministers, this report outlines 10 policy options to enable G20 members and other governments to rapidly work towards digital financial inclusion of all women. These will not only drive women’s greater economic participation but will also…

Uncovering labour trafficking: Investigation tool for law enforcement and checklist for labour inspectors

This investigation tool describes labour trafficking and exploitation in general. It also follows the progress of police investigations from start to finish. Moreover, it works as a concrete aid for coordinated and well-planned actions in effective labour trafficking investigations. Labour…

Empowering women through direct digital wage payments

India’s rate of female labour force participation dropped from 37% in 1990 to 28% in 2015. Can greater control over earned income incentivise women to work and influence gender norms? This article discusses findings from a large-scale experiment in collaboration…