Bangladesh, Sept. 29 -- Labour experts and trade union leaders on Tuesday called for extending the Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) to all industrial sectors and bringing informal economy workers under its coverage to ensure comprehensive social protection across Bangladesh.

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While Bangladesh has successfully established a transparent, internationally compliant compensation pilot program following the tragic industrial accidents like Rana Plaza, transitioning to a permanent system faces several key challenges, they opined.

The current comprehensive compensation system, EIS is only a temporary pilot project scheduled to end in June 2027 and to set a permanent system requires enacting dedicated legislation, establishing regul...