All project publications
Equal pay day
The gender pay gap in Bangladesh: Trends, causes and policy options
Understanding gender pay inequalities in Bangladesh: New study points to the need for coordinated policy action to promote equal remuneration and a more inclusive labour market.
Resources
Resources on International Labour Standards
Discover essential books and online courses on International Labour Standards (ILS). Explore key ILO fundamental conventions, freedom of association, occupational safety, responsible business guides, ITCILO training resources and more.
Technical Brief
Technical Brief: National Employment Injury Scheme in Bangladesh
The Government of Bangladesh has committed to making the EIS a national scheme by July 2027. This marks a shift from the existing employer-liability system, found in Chapter XII of the Bangladesh Labour Act (BLA), to a nationally administered,...
Results brief
Bangladesh employment injury scheme pilot - phase 1 achievements
The Bangladesh pilot employment injury scheme aims to provide income security to workers, and their families in the event of work-related injuries, disability or death.
Fact sheet
Pilot employment injury scheme for Bangladesh's garment sector
Fact sheet for the Bangladesh pilot employment injury scheme.
Social security
Video tutorial on establishing model enterprise clinics
Since 2013, ILO has been working with the Government of Bangladesh and industry partners to promote the well-being of workers within workplaces resulting in the development of a comprehensive handbook with a checklist for establishing model...
Occupational safety and health
Pictorial handbook to establish model enterprise clinics in the garment industry in Bangladesh
This handbook provides guidelines for implementing enterprise clinics in factories. They are based on relevant provisions in the Bangladesh Labour Act and Labour Rules and aim to ensure compliance while addressing the specific needs and challenges...
Occupational safety and health
Guidelines to establish model enterprise clinics in RMG industries in Bangladesh
The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour & Employment, employers' associations including BGMEA, BKMEA, BEF, and workers organizations including NCCWE and IBC, is working to establish effective...
Project fact sheet
Implementation of a pilot Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) in Bangladesh
The ILO is helping the Government of Bangladesh to pilot an EIS in the Bangladesh ready-made garments sector to provide income security to workers and their families in the event of injury or death at work.
Social security
Essentials for a successful employment injury insurance system
A practical guide on policy, institutional governance, legislation, administration and sustainable finance.
Child labour
A review of social safety-net programmes to make them more responsive to the needs of child labour in Bangladesh
This report reviews the existing social safety-net programmes of Bangladesh to find out how the child labour issue has been addressed (directly or indirectly) through the social safety-net programmes and suggests possible ways to fill the gaps in...
Executive summary
Technical report on the feasibility assessment of an employment injury insurance scheme
Feasibility recommendations
Technical recommendations on the feasibility assessment of an employment injury insurance scheme in Bangladesh
Technical report
ILO Technical recommendations on the feasibility assessment of an employment injury insurance scheme in Bangladesh
Supporting document
Preliminary feasibility study for a national employment injury social insurance scheme for Bangladesh
Supporting document
Health feasibility study: health care, disability assessment and rehabilitation services
Supporting document
A proposed legal framework for a Bangladesh employment injury insurance scheme
Supporting document
Main findings of work-related injuries in manufacturing and service sectors in Bangladesh with a view to implement an employment injury...
Supporting document
Main findings of work-related injuries: the case of the readymade garment sector in Bangladesh
Supporting document
Cost estimate of the proposed employment injury compensation scheme in Bangladesh