Validation Workshop on Labour Inspection Statistic System Study

The Labour Inspection System (LIS) is at the core of labour administration since it ensures compliance with labour legislation. Labour Inspection services have been gaining recognition worldwide and increased support for their role within the labour relations framework. Nevertheless, in spite of their importance there is still a need for substantial quantitative information about labour inspection actions in order to improve planning and monitoring at the national level and to develop comparable studies between provincial and districts to monitor trends and good practices over time.

Background and Objective
 

The Labour Inspection System (LIS) is at the core of labour administration since it ensures compliance with labour legislation. Labour Inspection services have been gaining recognition worldwide and increased support for their role within the labour relations framework. Nevertheless, in spite of their importance there is still a need for substantial quantitative information about labour inspection actions in order to improve planning and monitoring at the national level and to develop comparable studies between provincial and districts to monitor trends and good practices over time.

There is no standard or generalized methodology for producing national or regional labour inspection statistics. Those that are available in the various countries are often not gathered directly by labour inspection services but are taken from official sources, in particular administrative records, where the methodology used to define and treat the data in order to produce useful statistics may not be clearly established and/or may change according to administrative or regulatory determinations. This situation calls for an in-depth study and a coherent proposal to develop a sound data collection methodology, as was noted in the General Report on Labour Administration and Inspection, examined by the 100th session of the International Labour Conference and followed up with the Action Plan on Labour Administration and Labour Inspection approved by the 312th Session of the Governing Body in November 2011.

In light of the above, the ILO in collaboration with the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration conducted a study on the the situation and contents of Labour Inspection statistics in Indonesia, as well as the data collection methods used, taking into consideration their suitability given national and regional needs, including regional and international comparability.

The study started with consultations with the relevant national stakeholders (Labour Inspection authorities, National Statistical Office, Ministry of Labour, social partners where relevant, etc.). The information or mapping report compiled examined local practices, concepts and definitions; and compile useful documentation given to Inspectors.

This event is intended to share and validate the result and report of the study.