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The Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) in Bangladesh

During the Rana Plaza factory collapse in 2013, 1,135 people died and 2438 were seriously injured. Since then, significant progress has been made towards safe working conditions in the ready-to-wear industry in Bangladesh. In the same year of the disaster, the legally binding agreement on the safety of garment workers in Bangladesh was adopted: The Accord. The Fire and Building Safety Agreement has been shown to increase factory safety through consistent sector-wide controls and remedial action, but despite improved safety, accidents cannot be fully prevented. In addition to minimising the dangers in textile factories, it is therefore equally important that workers and their relatives can rely on appropriate protective mechanisms in the event of incapacity for work or death. In Bangladesh, the pilot project EIS was launched in June 2021. In the case of accidents at work, the pilot programme provides for compensation payments for permanently incapacitated persons and for the relatives of deceased workers.

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