MANILA, PHILIPPINES (5 June 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $250 million policy-based loan to further strengthen Bangladesh’s social protection system. 

After a unanimous decision in the Governance Board of the Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) Pilot, accidents that may occur while workers commute to and from work will be included as workplace accidents as of 1 July.

Please join the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) and IndustriALL Global Union for a one-hour investor webinar on 21 May at 3pm UK/4pm CET, when we will explore the Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) for ready-made garment workers in Bangladesh. Speakers will include pilot signatory brands Tesco and Fast Retailing, the NCCWE trade union, the Bangladesh Employers’ Federation, IndustriALL and GIZ, who will speak about the EIS and the impact it is already having.

The government's employment injury scheme for RMG workers has been expanded to include compensation for accidents that may occur when workers are commuting to and from work.