Social Protection

Building social protection floors
and comprehensive social security systems

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Bangladesh - BGD301

Timeline of ILO support

ILO supported deliverables

Results achieved

1. The first social security scheme on employment injury protection (on a pilot format) has been operationalized by the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MOLE) since 21 June 2022 for 4 million workers in the Ready Made Garments (RMG) sector under the t...
2022
The Understanding addresses the coverage of Victims of the Rana Plaza Accident and their Families and Dependants
2015
The «Understanding for a Practical Arrangement on Payments to the Victims of the Rana Plaza Accident and their Families and Dependants for their Losses» agreed by representatives of all major stakeholders on 20 November 2013.
2015
Generated social security statistics for inquiry on social security
2009
ILO acted as a neutral Chair for the Rana Plaza Coordination Committee (RPCC).
2001

Publications

Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Indonesia and Lao People’s Democratic Republic: From emergency response to social protection system development – ILO–BMZ project to support workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Presentation on the income support element of the ILO-BMZ project on protecting garment workers from COVID-19

Presentation on the income support element of the ILO-BMZ project on protecting garment workers from COVID-19

Bangladesh Employment Retention through Subsidy Disbursement (ILO-BMZ COVID-19 Garment Workers Project)

Applying social security standards to protect garment workers affected by COVID-19: Experiences in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Ethiopia

Protecting garment workers affected by COVID-19: Applying social security standards - Experience of Bangladesh

Mid Term Evaluation and Evaluability Assessment for Protecting garment sector workers: occupational safety and health and income support in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Extending Social Health Protection in Bangladesh: Accelerating progress towards Universal Health Coverage

Extending social health protection: Accelerating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Asia and the Pacific

Bangladesh_Final document

ILO Technical Recommendations on the Feasibility Assessment of an Employment Injury Insurance Scheme in Bangladesh

Bangladesh. National social security strategy (2015)