Bangladesh
Overview
Country/Region | Bangladesh |
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Solution | Employment Injury Insurance (name: Employment Injury Scheme, EIS) |
Description | In Bangladesh, openIMIS powers the Employment Injury Insurance (EIS) Pilot, ensuring timely and transparent compensation workers injured in the workplace, and dependents of deceased workers. The platform is integrated with the country’s national digital identity system and built for future interoperability with national workers’ databases, enabling sustainable growth and scalability. |
Program Operator | The EIS Pilot under the Minsitry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) |
Program type | The EIS Pilot provides compensation payments for the permanently disabled and tthe dependents of deceased workers |
Implemented since | June 2022 |
Implementing Partner(s) | International Labour Organization (ILO), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) |
Supporting Partner(s) | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) |
Version | Currently using legacy version and updating with the latest version |
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Coverage | The EIS Pilot covers all 4 million workers contributing to the export-oriented readymade garments (RMG) sector in Bangladesh |
Number of beneficiaries | 4.000.000 beneficiaries (*benefits paid related to 26 death cases to 57 family members, Feb 2025) |
Number of users | 10 |
Latest poster or presentation | Poster session - Country Presentations, Community Meeting Nepal |
Status |
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Last update | March 2025 |
Scheme Features
Name of openIMIS focal point | Md Mahbubul Haque (GIZ) |
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Total number of cash transfer scheme employees | 15 |
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Total number of employees using openIMIS | 10 |
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Total number of employees not trained on openIMIS | 5 |
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Number of products / services managed by the social protection scheme and using openIMIS | 3 |
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Product Features
Number of households covered |
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Average size of a household | 4.4 |
Household contribution amount |
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Individual contribution |
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Average amount paid for a claim |
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Specifications of the openIMIS used
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Has anything been modified (customization) | Yes |
What standards are used to code services, items, diagnosis and products |
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Three main lessons learned
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Recommendations for Developers Committee
What to improve | UI need to be improved as per local context and user experience |
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What to remove |
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Implementation Details
Website EIS-PILOT
Presentation by Sky Digital, July 2025: