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25

Jun,

2025


URGENT UPDATES NEEDED TO BANGLADESH LABOUR ACT FOR EIS NATIONWIDE IMPLEMENTATION

 The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has stressed the urgent need to update the Bangladesh Labour Act (BLA) to ensure the nationwide implementation of the Employment Injury Scheme (EIS). Key reforms include making the EIS mandatory with employers contribution, penalising non-participation, and enabling digital accident reporting.

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05

Jun,

2025


SOUTH KOREA TO INVEST ABOUT US$2 MILLION IN BANGLADESH TO SCALE UP THE PILOT EMPLOYMENT INJURY SCHEME NATIONALLY

Pioneered in the export-oriented garment industry, Bangladesh's pilot employment injury scheme has this year been extended to workers in the export-processing zones (EPZs) and the leather goods and footwear industry. It is now set to be scaled up nationally.

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01

Jun,

2025


LFMEAB HOSTED SIGNING CEREMONY FOR EIS PILOT, SIMON PROJECT, AND INDUSTRY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM (IPP)

A momentous signing ceremony was hosted by Leathergoods And Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) on Monday, May 19, 2025, marking the official launch of three groundbreaking initiatives: the Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) Pilot, the Simon Project, and Labor Law Compliance and Productivity Industry Preparedness Program (IPP). These projects represent a significant stride toward strengthening workplace safety, occupational health, and social and environmental compliance in Bangladesh’s leathergoods and footwear industry.

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14

May,

2025


ASOS JOINS BANGLADESH EMPLOYMENT INJURY SCHEME PILOT

ASOS, the global fashion destination, has joined the Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) Pilot in Bangladesh, implemented by the International Labour Organisation and Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

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