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12 Jan 2021

Author:
The Daily Star

Bangladesh: Study shows 729 workers died at the workplace and several hundred others were injured in 2020

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"Workplace death and injuries in 2020", 12 January 2021

A 2020 report by Bangladesh Institute on Labour Studies shows that 729 workers suffered from workplace death of which 384 were employed in the transport sector, 84 in construction sector and 67 in agriculture. The report also states that there were 433 instances of workplace injury. The numbers were lower than those of the previous year – in 2019, almost 1200 workers suffered from workplace death and there were 695 cases of workplace injuries. The number of workplace deaths remained the highest in both 2019 and 2020.

Workplace safety in Bangladesh has been a matter of great concern since the Rana Plaza incident that took over thousand lives. Subsequent to the incident, Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 was amended to incorporate more comprehensive provisions on workplace safety. Chapter 6 of the Act lays down provisions regarding safety at workplaces....

In Chapter XII of the Bangladesh Labour Act 20066, procedures are laid down for the provision of compensation in case of workplace deaths or injuries. The amount of compensation is to be determined as per the Fifth Schedule to the Labour Act 2006 which states that in case of death, the amount of compensation payable shall be Tk 1,00,000 in case of death...