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This report explains how workers in the United States of America are paid, highlights data showing an increasing use of payroll cards, describes the types of workers most likely to use payroll cards, and outlines the benefits and risks of…
This report shares the results from a recent landscaping exercise that identifies the constraints to effectively serving Bihari women through National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), India’s largest safety net program for rural households. The report is structured in line…
This note for policymakers explores how States in the region – particularly those with a high percentage of migrant workers – can initiate a systematic, evidence-based process for setting and adjusting minimum wages, drawing on ILO standards and international good…
Informality trends across labour markets are likely to be affected by the rising diffusion of technology in many ways. On the one hand, there are apprehensions concerning the risks of job losses due to increasing automation of production processes and…
This study examines the dynamics of workplace dignity in the context of Indian security guards deployed as contract labour by private suppliers, recognizing that security guards’ jobs were marked by easy access, low status, disrespect and precariousness. The experiences of…
This paper focusses on how technologies can enhance the impact of institutional public policies addressing informality. Today, an increasing number of governments are promoting the application of new technologies to simplify and facilitate the transition from the informal to the…
This report provides findings from consumer research on employee payroll card usage and opportunities for improvement in card design and delivery in the United States of America.
This report examines the opportunity to expand financial inclusion for women in India’s garment sector by increasing women’s access to and use of mobile financial products and services.
This report highlights the opportunities, problems, and challenges related to women’s financial inclusion through the adoption of mobile financial services in Bangladesh, based on a nationally representative survey of 2,000 women mobile financial services (MFS) users and 2,000 women non-users…
Drawing on data and interviews with around 40 companies and organizations, this report shows how digitizing supply chain payments is having a profound impact on global businesses, economies and individuals.