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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.
Impact story
Bangladesh's Employment Injury Scheme: rebuilding a life after a workplace injury
A road accident on a work errand cost 24-year-old garment worker Fahim Hossain his leg. A monthly pension and free rehabilitation through Bangladesh's Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) Pilot helped him return to work and rebuild his life with dignity.
News
BEPZA and ILO commit to a permanent injury scheme for EPZ workers
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority and the International Labour Organisation have renewed their pledge to launch a permanent Employment Injury Scheme for workers in export processing zones by 2027, striving to set a new milestone in...
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,...
News
Shipowners can now take a simple, powerful step to help protect ship recycling workers
The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) and the ILO have launched a pilot Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) giving shipowners a straightforward and effective way support safer, more responsible ship recycling in Bangladesh, the world’s...
Social security
First beneficiaries of Bangladesh’s pilot employment injury scheme from export processing zones notified
Workers in Bangladesh's export processing zones begin to benefit from employment injury compensation, a key social security measure that guarantees income security for other workers and their families in the country's export-oriented ready-made...
Supply chains - Policy coherence
Protecting garment workers through employment injury insurance
Bangladesh expands social protection for garment workers through employment injury insurance
Blog
From Bangladesh to Bangkok: journey with ILO to labour research conference
As Bangladesh navigates alignment of its labour laws to international standards, the demand for greater public awareness and stronger advocacy has never been greater. This is where lessons can be learnt from global networks.
Beneficiary story
Bangladesh’s employment injury compensation rebuilds Rahul Ruram’s hopes and dreams
Through an employment injury scheme (EIS) being piloted in Bangladesh’s readymade garment sector, Rahul Ruram was not only able to access treatment promptly after an accident at work but was also found eligible for injury compensation.
Guidance note
Establishing an employment injury scheme in Bangladesh
This Guidance Note provides national stakeholders in Bangladesh with key elements for institutionalizing an Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) based on the experience and insights gained through the EIS Pilot. It outlines essential principles,...
Social security
Bangladesh expands Employment Injury Scheme to workers in Export Processing Zones
Employment injury beneficiary
A family’s tragedy, a company’s promise
After losing the last of his children, Johirul Hoque found solace and a friend in his late son's employer, who promptly reported the fatal factory accident and helped him to apply for compensation through a pilot employment injury scheme in...
Beneficiary story
Bangladesh employment injury scheme: silent guardian for garment workers and their families
Bangladesh's pilot employment injury scheme is providing vital income support to workers who suffer workplace accidents, and their families.
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.
Social security
Bangladesh garment sector injury scheme to include commuting accidents
Effective 1 July 2024, the employment injury scheme being piloted in the readymade garment sector was expanded to cover accidents that may occur while workers commute to and from work.
Fact sheet
Pilot employment injury scheme for Bangladesh's garment sector
Fact sheet for the Bangladesh pilot employment injury scheme.
Statement
Employment injury insurance in Bangladesh: bridging social security in cases of tragedy
Employment injury schemes can be a bridging solution for social security in cases of tragedies such as the Rana Plaza building collapse and the Tazreen fire.
Pensions
Fulfilling social protection for older persons in Bangladesh
Ensuring income security for people in old age is a crucial dimension of the UN common agenda of social security and universal social protection for all. The rights of older people to social security and to an adequate standard of living are laid...
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...