Areas Arab States

Labour legislation

Labour legislation measures that explicitly refer to digital wage payments.

Financial education for national and migrant workers – Trainee’s booklet

This ILO Financial Education trainee’s booklet, developed with support from Better Work Jordan, supports training participants throughout their learning journey. It primarily targets local and migrant workers, employed in factories of Jordan, who wish to improve their money management. This…

How to scale up digital wages in line with the UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments

This blog post presents lessons learned and recommendations to companies and governments wanting to scale up digital wages and drive change, in relation to three UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments, based on lessons from Bangladesh, Jordan, and Senegal. .

Promoting workers’ well-being and sustainable enterprises through digital wage payments: Experiences from the garment industry in Jordan and Egypt

The ILO’s Global Centre on Digital Wages for Decent Work, the Better Than Cash Alliance, Better Work and BSR organized an online event on 23 March, “Promoting workers’ well-being and sustainable enterprises through digital wage payments: Experiences from the garment…

Promoting decent work by digitizing wages responsibly in Jordan

In partnership with Better Work, ILO, and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the Better than Cash Alliance (BTCA) documented the business case for responsible wage digitization in the Jordanian garment industry and how Jordan can build on the upward trend in digital…

Guidance tool for construction companies in the Middle East

This Guidance Tool, developed by the ILO and the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), is intended for companies operating in the construction sector in the Middle East and particularly the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Companies can use this practical and…

Assessment of the Wage Protection System in Qatar

This report developed by the International Labour Organization Project Office for the State of Qatar provides insight into the strengths and gaps in the Wage Protection System from a number of perspectives, and puts forward actionable recommendations for its improvement.

Minimum wages and wage protection in the Arab States: Ensuring a just system for national and migrant workers

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…

Equal pay through digital payments in Jordan

Jordan pledges to promote pay equity between women and men through digital

ILO lauds Jordan for protecting private school teacher wages through digital payments

The National Committee for Pay Equity and the Stand-up with Teachers Campaign had lobbied for the move since late 2017 with the support of the ILO.