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Rana Plaza: five years on
Increase national capacity instead of foreign dependency
Trade union leaders and workers rights groups called to make the RMG safety progress a sustainable one by increasing national capacity instead of foreign dependency. They also demanded introduction of injury insurance scheme for workers to ensure...
Social security
ILO, Germany and Bangladesh sign agreement to jointly develop employment injury insurance (EII) scheme
The International Labour Organization (ILO), Germany and the Government of Bangladesh will collaborate in the development of an Employment Injury Insurance (EII) Scheme for Bangladesh.
Lessons from Rana Plaza
Germany and the ILO support Bangladesh in setting up an occupational accident insurance system
In conjunction with the International Labour Organization, Germany is supporting Bangladesh in the area of occupational safety and health, specifically in setting up a statutory accident insurance system.
Accident compensation
Rana Plaza victims’ compensation scheme secures funds needed to make final payments
ILO Director-General encouraged by milestone but says more work remains to be done.
Social security
Workplace injury insurance must be part of the Rana Plaza legacy
Gilbert Houngbo, ILO Deputy Director-General for Field Operations and Partnerships speaks about the lessons for Bangladesh from the Rana Plaza tragedy