Publications

2013

1. 

   Ministries of labour: comparative overview. History, mandate, challenges world-wide database and organizational charts

   19 June 2013

   The main purpose of this publication is to provide ILO constituents and other readers with an analysis of current developments and trends in ministries of labour all around the world.

2. 

   Labour inspection sanctions: law and practice of national labour inspection systems

   30 April 2013

   During the general discussion on labour administration and labour inspection at the 100th Session of the International Labour Conference in June 2011, delegates pointed out that labour inspection cannot be fully understood without considering the procedures for imposing sanctions or penalties. These procedures are necessary as a remedy for violations, while also acting as deterrent.

3. 

   Technical Memorandum: Uganda

   08 April 2013

   This needs assessment of Uganda's labour administration and inspection system was carried out at the request of the Uganda Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) following a mission by ILO officials in December 2011.

4. 

   Labour inspection in Arab countries: Recent crises and future challenges

   07 April 2013

   This study considers the importance of labour inspection in Arab countries, and the need to improve its effectiveness in an environment facing dramatic political, economic and social change.

2012

1. 

   Technical Memorandum: Viet Nam

   27 November 2012

   This needs assessment of Viet Nam's labour inspection system was carried out at the request of the Viet Nam Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) following a mission by ILO officials in February 2012. The assessment is part of the Government's initiative to strengthen its labour inspection institutions and practices at the same time as the country's labour law is being revised.

2. 

   Labour Reform in Italy and its implications for Labour Administration

   09 May 2012

   This paper is intended to present the highlights of the recent labour market reform in Italy, as proposed by the Monti Government in April 2012. The reform deals with the entire spectrum of topical issues concerning the modernization of the labour market in the country with a view to aligning the system to other European countries.

3. 

   International Labour Standards and Guiding Principles on Labour Administration and Labour Inspection

   25 April 2012

   This Working Document presents selected International Labour Conventions and Recommendations as well as guiding principles concerning Labour Administration and Labour Inspection. The relevant resolutions and conclusions of various ILO regional conferences and meetings have also been included.

4. 

   Social rights and administrative regulations for effectiveness and sustainability: what modernization of labour law?

   26 January 2012

   This paper deals with the adjustment and modernization of labour law in a period of global crisis which, according to the author: “confirmed the unsustainability of economic models that had been thought of as well established”.

2011

1. 

   Study on Labour Inspection Sanctions and Remedies: The case of the United Kingdom

   31 August 2011

   This report describes the main features of the UK legal system for enforcement of labour standards, with a focus on the key strategies and sanctions available to government agencies responsible for oversight and enforcement of minimum employment standards and occupational health and safety.

2. 

   A Guide to Selected Labour Inspection Systems (with special reference to OSH)

   08 August 2011

   This “Guide to Selected Labour Inspection Systems” is part of a research programme in the area of labour administration and labour inspection carried out by the ILO Labour Inspection and Administration Programme (LAB/ADMIN) with a view to better understanding the functioning of the various systems in the world.

3. 

   Labour ministries and labour administration in transition: recent developments and future prospects

   29 May 2011

   This report is concerned with the organisation, resourcing and management of Labour Ministries and their role in national labour administration systems.

4. 

   Social Partners and the Governance of Public Employment Services: Trends and Experiences from Western Europe

   29 May 2011

   Public Employment Services (PESs) have undergone significant governance changes in recent years. This paper focuses on one important aspect: the role of the social partners. The cases selected include Austria, Denmark, Germany and the United Kingdom.

5. 

   International Labour Conference - Report on Labour Administration and Labour Inspection.

   04 April 2011

   Ahead of the 100th Session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva in June 2011, LAB/ADMIN has published a report that discusses the developments and future challenges for national systems of labour administration and labour inspection. This Report will be used as the basis for the ILC General Discussion on the same themes.

6. 

   Labour inspection and development: Some reflections

   30 March 2011

   This paper analyses the links between labour inspection and socio-economic development. It further provides an examination of tools and techniques for the identification, analysis and reporting of such links.

7. 

   Study on Labour Inspection Sanctions and Remedies: The case of Australia

   30 March 2011

   This report describes the main features of the Australian legal system for enforcement of labour standards, with a focus on the key strategies and sanctions available to government agencies responsible for oversight and enforcement of minimum employment standards and occupational health and safety.

8. 

   Labour Inspection in Italy

   30 March 2011

   The labour inspection system in Italy has undergone substantial changes. It had to adapt to the economic and social circumstances characterised by changes in the labour market and in the employment relationship and it had to respond in a more efficient way by ensuring compliance through preventive measures, advice and detection of labour legislation infractions.

9. 

   The Employment Relationship: A comparative overview

   05 January 2011

   This book presents the complex relation of labour legislation to the employment relationship, reporting on the many terms, notions, definitions, laws and practice in the various regions of the world.

2010

1. 

   Technical Memorandum: Kenya

   05 December 2010

   This needs assessment of Kenya's labour administration and inspection systems was carried out upon the request of the Kenya Ministry of Labour. The exercise was part of the Government's initiative to build the capacity of its labour administration and inspection institutions following comprehensive national labour law reforms in 2007.

2. 

   Technical Memorandum: South Africa

   02 September 2010

   This needs assessment of South Africa's labour administration was carried out in the context of the ILO-Norway project "Strengthening Labour Inspection Services" (INT/09/62/NOR).

3. 

   Technical Memorandum: Tanzania

   16 August 2010

   This audit of Tanzania‟s labour administration and inspection services was carried out in the context of the ILO‟s project, Improving Labour Law Compliance in the United Republic of Tanzania (URT/08/03/USA), which is a project supported by the United States Department of Labour over a three-year period (2009-2012). The audit covered both mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, which have separate labour ministries, inspectorates and labour legislation. Initial fieldwork was carried out in September 2009, with additional interviews and data collection lasting through November 2009.