WORKSHOP ON EMPLOYMENT INJURY INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYERS IN BANGLADESH

With the aim to establish a national Employment Injury Insurance (EII) scheme, by raising awareness and increasing the knowledge on EII among the tripartite stakeholders, this workshop, specially designed for representatives of employers’ organizations, provides the competences and knowledge to prepare them in looking for a consensus on the introduction of an EII of Bangladesh under the social dialogue processes. OBJECTIVES GENERAL OBJECTIVES The strengthening of the capacity of the employers’ organizations to foster a consensus among tripartite constituents supporting the introduction of an EII in Bangladesh. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES At the end of the workshop, participants were able to: • 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 (RMG) 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 ONLINE MODULES AND ASSIGNMENT • Module 1: Introduction to the main concepts of Employment Injury Protection. • Module 2: A comparison between Employers’ Liability and Employment Injury Insurance approaches. • Module 4: Social dialogue and EII schemes. • Module 6: OSH and health-related issues. • Module 7: Financial and rating Systems. • Module 10: Governance and institutional issues. CLASSROOM AND ONLINE SESSIONS • Introduction to the course, projects involved and the participants expectances. • Compensation system in Bangladesh: law and practice (i). • Administrative procedures and legal processes for compensation on occupational accidents and diseases. • 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 and health related issues. • Financing of an employment injury insurance scheme: The case for Bangladesh in light of the feasibility study of the ILO. • The international labour standards and EII. Social dialogue and EII schemes. • The proposed trial on EII in the RMG sector.