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Establishing and implementing a health and safety prevention culture at national level requires the active participation of the labour inspectorates, who are the principal health and safety enforcing authorities with direct access to enterprises. It is therefore crucial to increase the labour inspectorates' competency and capacities in terms of organizational structure, frequency and quality of inspections, knowledge of their advisory and enforcement role, etc. in a sustainable approach. This can be achieved through a range of activities, such as policy analysis and policy reform, the development of training modules, the training of national labour inspection trainers, the set-up of a competency network and the development of international guidelines on supply chain management.
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Labour inspection recent activities
ILO calls for strengthening labour inspection worldwide. Governing Body discussion, November 2006
The world's 120,000 labour inspectors face daunting challenges: preventing 2.2 million fatal occupational diseases and accidents each year and contributing to the fight against HIV/AIDS, child labour and forced labour. The Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) has called today for an international strategy to modernize and strengthen labour inspection.
New project in Vietnam: strengthening labour inspection for safer and healthier workplaces
The 3-year project is being funded by the Government of Luxembourg and aims to tackle accidents and diseases at work by developing a long-term strategy and work plan for occupational safety and health promotion and training activities. Planned activities of the new project include the development of strategic training and management tools for labour inspectors to address small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and the agriculture sector.
Tripartite audit report of the Labour Inspection System in Latvia, November 2006
This is a report of the ILO tripartite audit in October 2005 of the Latvian State Labour Inspectorate (SLI). It examines the labour relations and labour protection roles of the SLI and makes strategic, organisational and working level recommendations that the Government of Latvia and social partners have accepted.
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Key resources
 Conference report - (pdf 722 Kb) • French (pdf 762 Kb) • Spanish (pdf 800 Kb)
Unity Beyond Differences: The Need for an Integrated Labour Inspection System (ILIS), Conference in Luxemburg, 09-11 March 2005
The Need for an Integrated Labour Inspection System" organized by the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg together with the ILO was a landmark event, involving tripartite participants from over 75 countries. Throughout the conference, the importance of strengthening labour inspection systems was highlighted. ILO Labour Inspection Brochure - (pdf 6780 Kb) • French (pdf 2869 Kb) • Spanish (pdf 2898 Kb)
This basic brochure provides an overview regarding the most essential Labour Inspection functions, conventions and recommendations, including an Action Plan for an Integrated Labour Inspection System (ILIS). Tool Kit for labour inspectors, Budapest - (pdf 1010 Kb)
This "Tool Kit for Labour Inspectors" comprises a model Labour Inspection Enforcement Policy, a Training and Operations Manual, and a model Code of Ethical Behaviour; it provides three basic tools necessary for a modern labour inspection practice that is both, efficient and effective. The original versions of the documents in this publication were developed for the Serbian Labour Inspectorate as part of a two-year technical cooperation project, funded by the United States' Department of Labour.
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Further information
- Evaluating workplace inspections - (pdf 74 Kb)
Article by Lars Lindblom and Sven Ove Hansson, published in: Policy and practice in health and safety; Volume 02 issue 2, The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.
- Final conclusions - (pdf 396 Kb) • French (pdf 400 Kb) • Spanish (pdf 403 Kb)
Unity Beyond Differences: The Need for an Integrated Labour Inspection System (ILIS), Conference in Luxemburg, 09-11 March 2005
The Final Conclusions have been compiled in order to strengthen labour inspection worldwide.
- IALI in Brief: A Short Introduction to the International Association of Labour Inspection - (pdf 627 Kb)
The ILO collaborates strongly with international networks of labour inspectorates and related networks, in particular those with the International Association of Labour Inspection (IALI). The IALI consists of 109 member institutions from 88 countries, including governmental services (e.g. state labour inspectorates) and national associations of labour inspectors. It represents the largest collective body of labour inspection expertise in the world.
- ILO Labour Inspection Survey - (pdf 897 Kb) • French (pdf 967 Kb) • Spanish (pdf 933 Kb)
This survey attempts to describe the situation with regard to national laws and practices, in addition to the regional and international cooperation on labour inspection in the economic sectors covered by the instruments in question. Throughout the survey the Committee highlights good practices observed as well as the difficulties that prevent or hinder the implementation of the provisions of these instruments.
- Integrated Labour Inspection Training System - (pdf 3.13 Mb) • French
The training material comprises a guideline for an integrated Labour Inspection Training System, useful background documents on labour inspection, sample training curricula and already developed training and policy tools; it provides a comprehensive set of documents, ready to use for efficient and effective labour inspection training.
- Labour Inspection: A Guide to the Profession - (pdf 1473 Kb)
by Wolfgang v. Richthofen
- The Global Challenges of Labour Inspection - (pdf 738 Kb) • French (pdf 853 Kb) • Spanish (pdf 809 Kb)
Labour Education 2005/ 3-4, No.140-141
In this issue of Labour Education, ILO experts, unionists and labour inspectors from all over the world suggest possible paths towards more efficient labour inspection. They address the influence of globalization on labour inspection with regard to Occupational Safety and Health, labour relations and working conditions.
- World Map of IALI Members
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