Contact us: digitalwages@ilo.org
Contact us: digitalwages@ilo.org
In light of the global trend towards digital payments, the importance of digital wages is on the rise. This interview by the Asia Garment Hub features Virak Nuon, our Digital Wage Officer, based at Better Factories Cambodia, talking about how…
The benefits of digital wage payments, reinforced by the COVID-19 pandemic and an improving financial infrastructure, have encouraged garment factories in Cambodia to move from cash to digital. Yet, many other factories still need to make the switch. In this…
Many garment workers face challenges when they first get their wages through a bank account. There are challenges for employers too as they must ensure that the switch from cash to digital wage payments takes place, responsibly so that it…
Digital wage payments (wages paid into a bank or mobile account or a prepaid card) have become the norm for most workers worldwide. But millions of workers still lack access to them. When designed and offered responsibly, digital wage payments…
Digital wage payments (through bank accounts, mobile money wallets or prepaid cards) can benefit workers and enterprises and contribute to achieving public policy goals. But the transition from cash to responsible digital wages brings challenges such as limited financial infrastructure…
Digital wage payments (through bank accounts, mobile money wallets or prepaid cards) can benefit workers and enterprises and contribute to achieving public policy goals. But the transition from cash to responsible digital wages brings challenges such as limited financial infrastructure…
The ILO’s Global Centre on Digital Wages for Decent Work, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Indonesia and the Indonesian Employers’ Association (APINDO), hosted a stakeholder meeting on promoting responsible digital wage payments for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Better Factories Cambodia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training in Cambodia and the ILO’s Global Centre on Digital Wages for Decent Work, hosted a one-day workshop on promoting responsible digital wage payments in Cambodia’s garment industry.
This Research and Learning Agenda reflects concerns and knowledge gaps relevant for ILO constituents (governments and employers’ and workers’ organizations) and partners, with inputs from ILO experts in headquarters and the field, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners working on digital wages…
Labour legislation measures that explicitly refer to digital wage payments.