This Sustainability Recommendation Paper (SRP) highlights the importance of responsible wage digitalization in Cambodia’s GFT sector, which has experienced significant growth in the number of factories utilising digital wage payments from 22% in 2018 to 72% in 2024. The paper under scores that wage digitalization benefits employers, workers, and the broader economy by enhancing transparency, financial inclusion, and security, particularly for women. It also aligns with Cambodia’s strategic goals of digital economy development and private sector employment growth, as laid out in the core strategic documents below:
- Cambodia Digital Economy and Society Policy Framework 2021-2035
- National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2019-2025
- Cambodian Pentagonal Development Strategy
- FinTech Development Roadmap (FDR) 2020-2025
- Cambodia Digital Government Policy 2022-2035
- Cambodia Financial Technology Development Policy 2023-2028
- National Strategic Development Plan 2019-2023
- GFT Sector Development Strategy 2022-2027