Digital Wage Payments - Opportunities and Challenges
Location
Online
The International Organisation of Employers, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization and the Better Than Cash Alliance, holds a digital conference on 3 February 2021 from 13:00 to 14:30 CET.
The journey from cash to digital payments is gathering pace around the world. Businesses have played an important role in generating this momentum, as digitizing payments resulted in improved efficiencies and productivity, increased revenue through data analytics for business development, greater transparency and security, and stronger business relationships. However, many challenges remain.
The International Organisation of Employers has been mobilising its network during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide information to support members with safety and health measures, preventive actions to minimise disruption to productivity, strategies for mitigation of financial losses, and provide overviews of government initiatives to reduce economic stress on business during the crisis. As part of those efforts, IOE is organises a discussion (in English only) on the digital wage transition for its members, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization and the Better Than Cash Alliance.
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AGENDA
Welcome: Mr Roberto Suárez Santos, Secretary-General, IOE
Opening: Ms Martha Newton, Deputy Director-General for Policy, International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Panel discussion:
- Ms Marjo Chaintreau, Head of Private Sector Digital Payment Innovation, The Better Than Cash Alliance (BTCA)
- Mr Mahmood Abdulla Al Siddiqi, Representative of the Ministry of Administrative Development and Labour and Social Affairs at the Qatar Mission in Geneva
- Ms Rubana Huq, President, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers Export Association (BGMEA)
- Mr Kapil Mathur, Director, Supplier Sustainability, Gap Inc.
- Ms. Shilpa Nadhan, Senior Manager, Labor & Human Rights, Global Public Policy, The Walt Disney Company.
Q&A
- Ms Valerie Breda, Social Finance Expert, ILO.
