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This working paper examines the barriers to financial health for workers in the garment industry, considering family and community dynamics in financial decision-making. It highlights the opportunity for financial health practitioners and policymakers to support financial health and well-being through…
For years, wage arrears plagued rural migrant workers in China’s construction sector. The issue is exacerbated by subcontracting layers. China implemented policies and laws to ensure timely wage payment, using digital technology, such as digital wage payments, to enhance efficiency.…
This report sets out the results from RISE supporting 17 garment factories in Cambodia with over 25,000 workers (85 per cent women) with wage digitalization and enabling workers to access, use and benefit from their accounts.
In Kenya, 78 per cent of wage earners now receive digital payments, a remarkable increase from 55 per cent in 2014, thanks to mobile money innovations. However, challenges remain in transitioning from cash wages to responsible digital payments. Together with…
This rapid assessment explores women workers’ experiences and perceptions in their transition to digital wage payments in Cambodia. The report provides important insights and suggested areas of intervention that could maximize the benefits of digital wage payments for workers.
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…
Digital financial services offer real hope to help the world get back on track from the severe negative impacts from COVID-19. Building on the success of the 2018 edition, this new version provides updated and extensive evidence-based examples of the benefits…
Since the end of World War II, pairs of countries have entered into over a thousand bilateral labor agreements (BLAs) to regulate the cross-border flow of workers. These agreements have received little public or academic attention. This is likely, in…
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…