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Social security
‘Geneva Declaration’ between employers of Bangladesh and ILO to promote the employment injury scheme pilot
Employers of Bangladesh consent to a pilot Employment Injury Scheme in the readymade garment.
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
Cost estimate of the proposed employment injury compensation scheme in Bangladesh
Rana Plaza legacy
Bangladesh moves towards employment injury insurance
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 Organization tenth actuarial valuation, as of 31 December 2014: Malaysia
This publication intends to shape reform options and check the relevance of the reforms already proposed in the ninth actuarial valuation of the Employment Injury Insurance (EII) Scheme and the Invalidity Pension Scheme.
Social security
Strengthening employment injury schemes to prevent occupational accidents and diseases
Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SafeWork)
Technical note
Bangladesh: comparison between employment injury provisions in the Labour Act and standard provisions of an employment injury insurance...
Schemes providing compensation to workers suffering employment injuries or to the dependants of deceased workers are the oldest and the most widespread social insurance measures in the world. They can be roughly classified into two main...
Technical report
Bangladesh: Rana Plaza Compensation Scheme
Since Rana Plaza accident, stakeholders have made efforts to provide compensation to the victims and their dependants. The main objective of this technical report is to document the design and operation of the scheme so that experiences and lessons...
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.
Rana Plaza - Two years on
Progress made and challenges ahead for the Bangladesh ready-made garment sector
In two years since Rana Plaza collapsed, considerable progress has been made towards creating a safer ready made garment sector for Bangladesh. This ILO publication looks at what has been achieved and the challenges still ahead.
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
Policy guide
Strengthening the role of employment injury schemes to help prevent occupational accidents and diseases
The aim of this guide is to provide policy recommendations for future direction in the area of employment injury schemes. The guide is targeted at national authorities dealing with occupational safety and health (OSH).
ILO-CGAP case study
Health microinsurance: A comparative study of three examples in Bangladesh - Good and bad practices in microinsurance
CGAP Working Group on Microinsurance Good and Bad Practices - Case Study No. 13 (Electronic Resource)