Digitizing wage payments in Bangladesh’s garment production sector

To help guide garment producers in the transition to electronic wage payments, and provide more insight for international garment brands, the Better Than Cash Alliance commissioned a survey of garment factories in Bangladesh that have already introduced electronic wage payments. The survey, carried out by the World Bank, quantified the cost and time savings of digital payments compared with cash, and measured employees’ payment preferences, based on interviews and self-reported data shared by 21 factories in Bangladesh. It is the first of its kind to document key data points on the costs and benefits of wage digitization from a factory perspective.

• Date: 07/03/2017
• Sector: Industry
• Topics: Digital technology, Sustainable enterprises
• Regions: Asia and the Pacific
• Resource type: Publications from partners
• Institutions: Better Than Cash Alliance