DHAKA (ILO News) – On May 10, 2023, the Governance Board of the Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) Pilot convened the fourth meeting with the purpose of expediting the progress of the EIS Pilot. A total of 13 officials from the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE), Central Fund (CF), Department of Labour (DoL), Employers’ Associations (BEF, BGMEA, BKMEA), Workers’ Associations (UFGW, NCCWE, IBC), EIS-Pilot Special Unit participated in the meeting. Two technical experts from the ILO Geneva and another 5 Officials from ILO and GIZ attended the meeting as observers. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Ehsan E Elahi, Secretary, MoLE and the chairperson of the governance board. One of the agendas of the meeting was the review of standardized principles, policies, and guidelines for effective decision-making and overall EIS Pilot management.
ILO and GIZ are providing technical support to the Government of Bangladesh, Employers and Workers organizations in implementing the employment injury scheme pilot through a project funded by Government of Netherlands and Germany.

For further information please contact:

Noushin Shah
National Project Coordinator, EIS
Email: shahnoushin@ilo.org

News update prepared by:
Mosrat Jahan
M&E Officer, EIS
Email: jahanm@ilo.org