An International Labour Organization (ILO) study shows that while payment by performance can bring higher wages, poorly designed piece rate systems have negative impacts on workers.
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Discussion Paper 30: An Impact Evaluation of Better Work from a Gender Perspective
Discussion Papers, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan, Nicaragua, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 13: Analysing Better Work Data from a Gender Perspective
Discussion Papers, Gender, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 27: The impact of Better Work – Firm performance in Vietnam, Indonesia and Jordan
Discussion Papers, Indonesia, Jordan, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 28: Piece rate pay and working conditions in the export garment sector
Discussion Papers, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan, Nicaragua, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 34: The Jordanian Garment Industry and Better Work
Discussion Papers, Jordan
Discussion Paper 31: Firm Compliance and Public Disclosure in Vietnam
Discussion Papers, Featured, Vietnam
Discussion paper 21: The Interaction of Labour Inspection and Private Compliance Initiatives
Case Study, Discussion Papers, Indonesia
Discussion Paper 29: Lights On: Transparency and Compliance – Evidence from Cambodia
Cambodia, Discussion Papers
Discussion Paper 7: Lesotho Clothing Workers’ Perceptions of What Makes Better Work
Discussion Papers, Lesotho
Discussion Paper 1: Labour Law Compliance and Human Resource Management Innovation
Cambodia, Discussion Papers
Discussion Paper 10: Do Factory Managers Know what Workers Want?
Discussion Papers, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 19: Survival of the Fittest – And Most Compliant
Cambodia, Discussion Papers
Discussion Paper 36: Automation, employment and reshoring in the apparel industry
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Discussion Papers, Egypt, Ethiopia, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan, Nicaragua, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 2: Excessive Overtime, Workers and Productivity
Cambodia, Discussion Papers, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan, Lesotho, Nicaragua, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 9: Global Production Networks and Variegated Capitalism
Cambodia, Discussion Papers
Discussion Paper 15: The Business Case Against Verbal Abuse
Discussion Papers, Indonesia, Jordan, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 5: Does Better Labour Standard Compliance Pay?
Cambodia, Discussion Papers
Discussion Paper 22: Training for supervisors: discussion paper on the impacts
Cambodia, Discussion Papers, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan, Lesotho, Nicaragua, Training, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 3: Apparel Wages Before and After Better Factories Cambodia
Cambodia, Discussion Papers
Discussion paper 16: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: How does it Affect firm Performance and Profits
Discussion Papers, Gender, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan, Nicaragua, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 26: Does Piece Rate Pay Impact Perceived Occupational Hazards in Garment Factories?
Discussion Papers, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 12: Is There an Efficiency Case For International Labour Standards?
Cambodia, Discussion Papers
Discussion Paper 18: Occupational Safety and Health Conditions in the Apparel Factories
Discussion Papers, Jordan, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 33 – Supporting Mental Well-being of Migrant Garment Workers in Jordan
Discussion Papers, Jordan
Discussion Paper 14: Sexual Harassment in Garment Factories: Firm Structure, Organizational Culture and Incentive Systems
Discussion Papers, Gender, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan
Discussion Paper 25: Examining Barriers to Workforce Inclusion of Syrian Refugees in Jordan
Discussion Papers, Featured, Jordan
Discussion paper 17: Are Sweatshops Profit-Maximizing?
Discussion Papers, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 23: Labour Compliance and Factory Performance
Business-related, Cambodia, Discussion Papers
Discussion Paper 24: Wildcat strikes and Better Work bipartite committees in Vietnam
Discussion Papers, Featured, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 11: The Role of Variegated Capitalism in Vietnam’s Garment Sector
Discussion Papers, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 35: Better Work Beyond the Workplace
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Discussion Papers, Gender, Lesotho, Vietnam