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October 2012

1. Labour rights

   Domestic workers in Europe falling through the loopholes

   24 October 2012

   Many domestic workers in Europe do not enjoy as much legal protection as other workers. ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers – which will come into force in a year’s time – offers a chance to improve the lives of the millions of people who work in this profession.

June 2011

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   Video

   Labour Inspection in China: "The Twin Networks Management"

   22 June 2011

   In Chengdu, China, labour inspectors regularly inspect companies not only to enforce labour laws, but also to help them improve their productivity. They inform workers of their rights and in so doing promote decent work. As it is elsewhere, labour inspection in China is key to responding to the emerging challenges of the country's economic development. This short film was produced with the cooperation of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) of the People's Republic of China and the International Labour Organization (ILO), through the kind support of CCTV.

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   Feature story

   Monitoring hazardous child labour in Tajikistan

   10 June 2011

   Labour inspectors often find it difficult to reach out to informal economy workplaces where hazardous child labour occurs most frequently. According to this year’s ILO report for World Day Against Child Labour, child labour monitoring (CLM) systems are a powerful means to support labour inspectorates.

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   Video News Release

   A Fresh Approach to Labour Inspection in South Africa

   02 June 2011

   There’s a new spirit of cooperation between South Africa’s employers and the Department of Labour. It’s a result of ongoing reforms in South Africa’s Labour Inspection process, including good practices promoted by the ILO.

May 2011

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   Video interview

   Labour Inspection: An Interview with the ILO's Giuseppe Casale

   31 May 2011

   ILO TV interviews Giuseppe Casale, Director of the ILO's Department of Labour Administration, about the general discussion on labour administration and inspection that will take place at the International Labour Conference from June 1 to 13, 2011.

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   Feature story

   Labour administration and inspection key to good global governance

   31 May 2011

   The importance of strong and effective labour administration and labour inspection systems in the context of economic and social development is recognised in the Constitution of the ILO, the Declaration of Philadelphia and the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization. The same principles have been further developed by numerous ILO Conventions, Recommendations and other instruments. ILO Online spoke with Giuseppe Casale, Director of the ILO’s Labour Administration and Inspection Programme (LAB/ADMIN).

March 2010

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   Labour inspection

   Labour inspection in Europe: fighting undeclared work and trafficking

   12 March 2010

   Europe’s labour inspectors face daunting challenges. They not only try to ensure decent working conditions, but also contribute to the fight against trafficking and undeclared work. ILO Online has set up a series of questions and answers about a new ILO report intended to help experts in EU countries share good practices and develop common policy guidelines for labour inspection and undeclared work.

September 2008

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   Questions & Answers

   Questions and answers on Tripartite Expert Meetings on Flag State and Port State inspection guidelines under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

   15 September 2008

   More than 300 senior representatives of seafarers and shipowners, along with governments, are to meet in Geneva between 15 and 26 September to discuss guidelines on flag-state and port-state inspection on board of ships under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2006. Below are questions and answers on the importance of the meeting, and how it relates to the Maritime Convention.

January 2007

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   Video

   Marinalva: Mobile Squad Labour Inspector

   12 January 2007

   Marinalva is a labour inspector, part of the Brazilian government team called the “mobile squad”. They inspect farms in remote parts of the country, rescuing workers from forced labour as ILO TV explains.

November 2006

1. Article

   Combating child labour: Lessons from the Turkish labour inspection experience

   07 November 2006

   Over the last two years, more than 4,000 children and youth in three Turkish provinces have been withdrawn or prevented from entering the worst forms of child labour thanks to a labour inspection project launched by the ILO's International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC). Now, IPEC partners in South Eastern Europe and Central Asia are seeking ways of sharing what they learned more widely.