All news: labour inspection

Regional cooperation to strengthen occupational safety and health

Governments, employers and workers from 10 ASEAN member States and Pacific Island partners gathered in Manila to raise safety and health standards in the region.

Albania

Better employment services and improved vocational education

The Delegation of the European Union to Albania and the International Labour Organization (ILO), in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth, presented results a three-year Human Resources Development project on 15 January 2015 in...

Decent Work Objectives

ILO to bolster international labour standards and occupational safety and health in Kuwait

The International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) sign a technical cooperation agreement to advance the work of Kuwait’s Public Authority for Manpower.

Occupational safety and health

Government, workers' and employers' representatives agreed on the main elements of a roadmap on OSH in mines

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MoLSS), International Labour Organization (ILO), social partners and other relevant stakeholders discussed how risk assessments, compliance with national legislation, labour inspection and the social...

Nicaragua

“Supervisors of the future”

The ILO American Regional Meeting kicks off next week in Lima, Peru, with a focus on topics such as productivity, social inclusion, competitiveness and the informal economy. ILO News looks at how some of these issues have been tackled in the apparel...

Informal economy

ILO Director-General: Labour inspections key to fighting undeclared work

Guy Ryder urges EU member states to ramp up steps to support formalization of the informal economy, spotlighting specific action for tackling undeclared work.

International Labour Standards

ILO and Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) agree to jointly promote ‘International Labour Standards in Textile Industries in...

The Pakistan Textiles Exporters Association has partnered with ILO for technical assistance in helping the association and its members in designing, developing and enforcing a self-inspection system.

Achieving Compliance through Strategic Enforcement

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MoHRSS), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the ILO have jointly reviewed the role of modern labour inspection services in promotion labour law compliance.

Garment industry in Bangladesh

125 Labour Inspectors Received Training by the ITC-ILO

Labour Inspectors from the Department of Inspection of Factories and Establishments attended a three week long training programme by the ILO aimed at strengthening capacity of the labour inspection system of Bangladesh

Garment industry in Bangladesh

Future Directions Set for Modernization of the Labour Inspection System in Bangladesh

Participants of a two day workshop on Labour Inspection Management in Bangladesh made a number of recommendations aimed at setting the direction for the modernization of the Labour Inspection System in Bangladesh. The workshop was jointly organized...

Georgia to create inspectorate for labor protection

Georgia is creating an inspectorate for labor protection, according to Paata Zhorzholiani, Director of the Labor and Employment Policy Department at Georgia's Labor, Health and Social Affairs Ministry.

Campaign against flags of convenience to be held in Black Sea region May 26-30

CAD $19.5 million ILO project launched to enhance capacity of workforce in key industries in Bangladesh

‘Bangladesh Skills for Employment and Productivity (B-SEP) Project’ is a five year long initiative of the Government of Bangladesh funded by the Government of Canada and implemented by the ILO.

Guyana and Suriname: Inspection manual for the mining sector being developed

Manual intends to decrease the number of accidents and injuries by inducing small miners to develop a safety culture.

Norway funds effort to strengthen labour rights, improve occupational health and safety for 4,000 Bangladeshi workers in garment, leather...

"Decent Work and fair globalization are important and related objectives on the Norwegian Government’s agenda. Everybody must enjoy basic workers’ rights, work in an environment where standards are respected, and receive their share of the wealth...

Union registrations rise sharply in Bangladesh garment sector: New labour laws pave way to improve conditions, workers’ rights

The 30 labour officials examined recent changes to labour laws in Bangladesh, which will promote workers’ rights, and facilitate the registration of new trade unions.

ILO welcomes the upgrading of the Bangladesh Labour Inspectorate

The ILO welcomes the decision of the Government of Bangladesh to upgrade the Chief Inspector of Factories and Establishments office to a ‘Department’. With this upgrade, the number of labour and factory inspectors will increase to a total of 575...

New labour inspectors on board to ensure compliance

To achieve sustainable reform in labour inspection system in Bangladesh, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the program “Promotion of Social and Environmental Standards in the Industry” (PSES), implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für...

ILO-IPEC in Thailand together with its partners develops TV spots against child labour in seafood industry in Thailand and ramps up general...

The shooting of “Changing Clothes”, a series of TV spots to campaign against the use of child labour and hazardous child labour in shrimp and seafood industry in Thailand, was commenced in mid-January 2014 in Mae Sot of Tak Province.

Training on Improving Safety and Health Protection for Young Workers’ (15-17) held for Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Labour...

A two-day ILO-IPEC training workshop was organized for safety and health labour inspectors and senior staff of the Occupational Safety and Health Bureau (BOSH), under the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare (DLPW). The workshop was organized...