THE ROLE OF MYWAGE IN MINIMUM WAGE COMPLIANCE

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THE ROLE OF MYWAGE IN MINIMUM WAGE COMPLIANCE

• Presented By
• Chimpampwe Silvia M
• Campaign Coordinator Zambia
• WIF Regional Meeting, MAPUTO

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THE ROLE OF MY WAGE IN MINIMUM WAGE COMPLIANCE

• Introduction
• My Wage Zambia is the on line medium employed
  by the Minimum Wage Campaign to spread
  information on wages and wage related
  information.
• MyWage is a web based tool managed by Wage
  Indicator Foundation that offers workers both
  formal and informal a platform to obtain wage
  and wage related information and also get links
  and contacts to relevant institutions and
  legislation.
• MyWage offers an indispensable tool for the
  dissemination of minimum wage information and an
  avenue for effective compliance .

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• MyWage and MW Compliance
• The minimum wage information forms part of the
  core feature of the data available on MyWage.
• This ensures that all visitors to the site have
  default information on the current MW data
  available and also channels through which further
  information on this can be obtained.
• MyWage further offers information on how workers
  can seek compliance and case studies that give
  credence of compliance.

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• Through its strategic alliances with
  stakeholders in the labour industry, MyWage
  offers visitors to the site up to date and
  relevant linkages and networks that allow for
  follow up in ensuring compliance to the MW.
• MyWage does not act as a regulator for
  compliance but offers visitors to the site
  information on action for compliance.

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• MyWage offers easy access of MW information to
  workers who do not belong to trade unions such as
  informal sector workers. This information is made
  available to such workers at no extra cost or
  obligation for further action.
• The non biased mode of data available on the site
  ensures that the MW data is delivered in a non
  influential manner that merely seeks to inform
  and does not compel action on the part of the
  reader.
• It is this feature that makes the MW information
  posted on MyWage readily acceptable by its
  readers as it does not seek to question ones
  choices on whether to demand or not to demand for
  compliance.

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• Conclusion
• MyWage is an innovative mechanism in
  disseminating MW information which in turn helps
  to increase opportunities for enhanced compliance
  as most workers in precarious work are youths who
  readily have internet access but often times do
  not have access to trade unions or any other
  mode of accessing such vital information.

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• End.