An Employment Injury Insurance (EII) scheme is a social protection system which includes compensation by in-kind benefits for medical treatment and rehabilitation services, and in-cash benefits for income loss caused by occupational injuries and diseases. In a broad sense, workplace accidents are inevitable in an industrialized system and employees should be compensated regardless of who bears the responsibility. Hence the expenditure for industrial accidents should be considered as a part of production cost.
A national EII scheme strengthens the social fabric of the nation. The ILO is advocating for a national EII scheme in Bangladesh which will protect employers from reputational risk and catastrophic loss arising from industrial accidents, and provide a safety net for those injured in the workplace, as well as the dependents of deceased workers.
This fact sheet provides information on the features and benefits of EII.
