Technological solutions to guaranteed wage payments of construction workers in China

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 paper explores the impact of the National Construction Workers Management and Service Information System, focusing on Zhejiang Province’s Enterprise Wage Payment Online Supervision System. Digital solutions, backed by solid policies, infrastructure and inspection systems, have the potential to address informality issues.

• Date: 15/02/2022
• Author(s): Kun Huang
• Sector: Industry
• Topics: Digital technology, Workers' rights
• Regions: Asia and the Pacific
• Resource type: Publications
• Institutions: ILO