{"id":200076,"date":"2025-06-20T14:29:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/200076\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T14:29:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:29:15","slug":"bangladeshs-employment-injury-compensation-rebuilds-rahul-rurams-hopes-and-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/200076\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh\u2019s employment injury compensation rebuilds Rahul Ruram\u2019s hopes and dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rahul Ruram, 30, can smile today. He is back to work after a factory accident that left him fearing he would no longer be able to work and support his young family.<\/p>\n<p>The father of one, Rahul had worked as a machine technician at Vintage Denim Apparels Ltd, a readymade garment factory in Gazipur, Bangladesh for seven years until suddenly, on 4 September 2023, he was involved in a workplace accident. He was severely injured while cleaning machines resulting in the complete loss of his left hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I didn\u2019t have a hand, anyone, even my father, would comfort me and say, \u2018Don\u2019t cry, we are here\u2019. Everyone tried to comfort me,\u201d said Rahul. \u201cWe were in such a situation that we didn\u2019t know what to do. One hand was gone!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Doctors told him there was nothing that could be done to fix his hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only thing that was on my mind was that I would have to deal with my problem on my own,\u201d he recalls emotionally.<\/p>\n<p>Through an employment injury scheme (EIS) being piloted in Bangladesh\u2019s readymade garment sector, Rahul was able to access treatment promptly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bangladesh_eis_rahul_ruram_with_colleague_2024_en.jpg.webp\" alt=\"A man shows his colleague his new prosthetic arm at a garment factory in Bangladesh\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p> \u00a9 ILO<\/p>\n<p>      Rahul Ruram shows a colleague his new prosthetic arm upon return to work at the Vintage Denim Apparels Ltd<\/p>\n<p>Doctors from the country\u2019s Department of Inspections for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, established that Rahul had 100 per cent disability and recommended lifelong compensation.<\/p>\n<p>They assessed his injuries according to the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 schedule of workplace injuries and found that he was eligible to receive an allowance of 60 percent of his basic salary as lifetime compensation, which would be paid monthly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe money helped me tremendously. I can\u2019t even express my feelings when I got the money,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Over and above the injury compensation, his employer gave him a new job as a lift operator.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This video explains the process Rahul Ruram went through to get employment injury compensation.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rahul Ruram, 30, can smile today. 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