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Contact us: digitalwages@ilo.org
The objective of this manual is to provide some effective recommendations to Ready-Made Garments (RMG) factories that are seeking to digitize their wage disbursement system, based on the experiences of Sarathi’s work with two partner commercial banks in digitizing the…
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.
This post announces the publication of the Digitizing for Inclusion: Insights from Wage Digitization in the Garment Sector report, highlighting key lessons learned.
This gamified tech learning tool developed with Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and QuizRR uses engaging films, quizzes, and animation to support workers to increase their financial health and benefit from digital wages. The learning tool includes 6 training modules,…
HERfinance Digital Wages Curriculum contains a collection of 90-minute training modules and materials on different financial topics designed for the factory setting to be used during the transition from cash to digital wages and to improve financial health.
Millions of garment workers and their families are severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in countries where with social protection systems are underdeveloped. Around the world, several governments are leading by example by implementing policy and regulatory changes that…
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 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.