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Discover how wage payment methods can enhance savings and digital financial service usage through the testimony of Dora Candia, operations assistant at a tourism agency. The ILO’s Global Centre for Digital Wages for Decent Work woks with public and private…
The ILO’s Global Centre on Digital Wages for Decent Work, in partnership with the Regional Direction of Foreign Trade, Tourism and Handicrafts Cusco (GERCETUR), organized in Cusco the training course “Financial Education for MSMEs in the tourism sector”, to develop…
A small entrepreneur in Peru shares her experiences and lessons learnt from wage digitization. From an employer’s perspective, she emphasizes that the shift from cash requires proper documentation for timely transfers and open communication with employees to cultivate awareness.
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 ILO and Apindo…
Payment digitization efforts in the health sector in low/middle-income countries have accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, research on impacts of worker payment digitization on health systems is lacking. This article offers a conceptual model detailing how payment digitization…
On May 11, 2022, 24 representatives of government institutions, workers’ and employers’ organizations, financial service and digital payments providers analysed the findings of a rapid assessment of digital wages for decent work in Mexico, in the food and beverage, coffee…
On April 28, 2022, 25 representatives from government entities, workers’ and employers’ organizations, and digital payment and financial service providers discussed the findings of a rapid assessment on digital wages for decent work in the sectors of agribusiness and gastronomy…
In remote areas of Nepal, rural communities, and especially the most disadvantaged and marginalized groups, do not have access to formal financial services. However, the Strengthening National Rural Transport Programme took up the challenge of generating access to finance and…
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 reviews existing evidence on the impact of digital financial services and associated policies on development outcomes, provides an overview of the Indonesian context, and identifies promising areas for future research and policy innovation.