Summary (English)

Tragic industrial accidents in Bangladesh over the past years, such as the Rana Plaza collapse, with 1,134 deaths and around 2,500 injured, brought international attention and highlighted the need to improve health and safety standards and to put a reliable system in place that compensates and supports victims and their dependents in the case of work accidents.

Since the date of the Rana Plaza accident, the Government of Bangladesh, employers, trade unions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) formed the Rana Plaza Coordination Committee (RPCC) that with the ILO acting as a neutral chair and ILO’s technical assistance, developed a compensation scheme for the victims, their families and dependants.