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Protecting garment workers through employment injury insurance

Bangladesh expands social protection for garment workers through employment injury insurance

15 September 2025

Bangladesh’s garment industry launched an EII pilot in 2022, covering 4M workers. Provides long-term compensation for injury/death, pensions, and rehab services. BDT 13.9M already paid to 305 beneficiaries. Success driving expansion into a national scheme with ADB support.

Relevant projects

Advancing Decent Work in Bangladesh

Project: Decent work

Advancing Decent Work in Bangladesh

Implementation of a pilot Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) in Bangladesh
A smiling Bangladeshi woman

Project: Social security

Implementation of a pilot Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) in Bangladesh