Workshop on Employment Injury Insurance for civil society organizations in Bangladesh

OBJECTIVES GENERAL OBJECTIVE The general objective of the workshop is the strengthening of the motivation and the capacity of the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to promote an agenda for the adoption of an Employment Injury Insurance (EII) in Bangladesh. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Describe the functioning of the national system for the compensation of injured and sick workers and identify the shortcomings. • Explain the alternative experiences of compensation of injured and sick workers in Bangladesh and the proposed trial on EII in the ready-made garment sector. • Justify the advantages of the EII model over the current employers’ liability model. • Describe international standards, experiences and national good practices in the administration and the provision of quality services (medical care, rehabilitation and prevention) of EII models. • Establish conclusions and recommendations on the feasibility of applying the models and experiences discussed at the national context. CONTENT PREPARATORY PART • Introduction to the main concepts of Employment Injury Protection • A comparison between Employers’ Liability and EII approaches • Occupational safety and health and health related issues • Financial and rating systems • Main elements of an EII legal framework • Governance and institutional issues • Linkages between prevention, compensation and return to work FACE-TO-FACE PART • Current compensation system of occupational accidents and diseases in Bangladesh: law and practice. • Administrative procedures and legal processes for compensation on occupational accidents and diseases. • Challenges of litigating compensation Claims under BLA 2006. • Experiences of compensation in Bangladesh from the Rana Plaza accident. • The social insurance model. Main characteristics and differences with the current Employers’ Liability model. • Occupational safety and health: relevant concepts and fundamentals for EII. • EII model and the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases and the quality of medical care and rehabilitation. International experiences. • The governance and financing of the social insurance model. Feasibility Assessment of an EII Scheme in Bangladesh. • Testimonials of injured and sick workers or operators of the workers’ compensation system. • The international labour standards and EII. The social dialogue and EII schemes. • The proposed trial on EII in the ready-made garment sector. • What works on getting the message across in Bangladesh.