The International Training Centre (ITC) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and stakeholders have resolved to establish a
of establishing a permanent and sustainable Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) for workers employed in the Export Processing Zones (EPZs) under BEPZA.
They took the resolution at a high-level workshop was recently held in Turin, Italy where they adopted a Joint Statement reaffirming their collective commitment to establishing a comprehensive, self-sustaining and permanent EIS-BEPZA by 2027.
The delegation was led by Major General Mohammad Moazzem Hossain, ndc, afwc, psc, G, MPhil, Executive Chairman of BEPZA.
Other participants included Md. Tanvir Hossain, Executive Director (Investment Promotion), BEPZA, Md. Nazmul Islam Bhuiyan, Additional Executive Director (Enterprise Services and Industrial Relations), BEPZA, Miran Ali, Chairman of Remi Holdings Limited of Adamjee EPZ and Chairman of a BGMEA Sub-Committee, Hans-Herman Adlof, Chief Executive Officer of Germany-based OSPIG Group, and Coral Erum Gregorio, Director of Spain-based ERUM Group. Actuarial and technical experts from the ILO also participated in the workshop.
The German development agency GIZ provided overall support for the event. Mentionable, the EIS Pilot was launched on 26 February 2025 through a Letter of Intent signed among BEPZA, ILO and GIZ for workers in the ready-made garment sector operating in the EPZs.
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