The Better Than Cash Alliance is a partnership of governments, companies, and international organizations that accelerates the transition from cash to digital payments in order to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
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This report is the first of its kind to document key data points on the costs and benefits of wage digitization from a factory perspective.
Dhaka, November 20, 2019 - Media release by Government of Bangladesh: Building on what has been achieved so far, the government and the private sector have committed to working together to…
Jordan demonstrates leadership by taking on the wage digitization agenda to advance decent work and inclusive economic growth
Join us on 22nd February for a discussion on digital wages in the garment and footwear supply chain.
Scaling Digital Wages: An Opportunity for Garment Employees and Manufacturers…
How can digital wages support decent work and inclusive economic recovery?
Learn more in our new report launched with ILO, Better Work and GIZ on supporting the responsible scaling of digital wages to advance decent work in Jordan.
This ILO brief gives an overview of the different considerations to maximize the potential of digital wage payments.
Discussed how responsible digital wage payments can contribute to workers’ empowerment, financial inclusion, and sustainable enterprises, creating benefits for workers and employers.
This webinar is the second in the Global Learning Exchange Series on Digital Payments, hosted by the International Labor Organization (ILO), International Finance Corporation (IFC), the IFC/ILO Better Work Programme, and the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance.
Millions of garment workers and their families are severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in countries where with social protection systems are underdeveloped.
Lessons from Bangladesh, Jordan, and Senegal
New data confirms that adopting digitization promotes decent work and economic growth and reduces inequality.
Payday can be an ordeal for women garment workers in Bangladesh. Often, they must wait in long lines, carry wads of cash through crowded streets, or encounter a mother-in-law demanding money…
HERproject’s research charts progress towards wage digitization in Bangladesh; three plausible alternative futures to what wage digitization may look like ten years from now; and recommendations to strengthen digital payment systems that empower workers.