All news: labour inspection

RMG building safety inspections to start tomorrow after major breakthrough

Inspections of all export-oriented Ready Made Garment (RMG) and knitwear factory buildings in Bangladesh will start tomorrow, 22 November 2013.

Labour standards

South Africa ratifies four international labour Conventions

The Government of the Republic of South Africa deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of four international labour Conventions, the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No.81), the Maritime Labour Convention,...

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Fighting a slow and invisible killer

Rock quarries are among the most dangerous workplaces in Viet Nam. The International Labour Organization (ILO) is helping enhance self-inspection and training on occupational safety and health (OSH) to try to make work in the quarries healthier and...

Training of trainers for Vietnamese labour inspectors (Do Son District, Viet Nam 4-8 March 2013)

At the request of the Viet Nam Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), the ILO, in collaboration with the MOLISA Inspectorate, carried out a training of trainers for labour inspectors.

Fiji: National Child Labour Forum revealed cases of child labour

Minister for Labour acknowledged the assistance of the ILO in helping Fiji address child labour issues.

Workshop on Strengthening Labour Law Compliance in Ukraine: Way Forward (Kyiv, 5 February 2013)

Within the framework of Canadian and Norwegian-founded ILO projects, the ILO organised a workshop on the importance of tripartite cooperation amongst labour inspectorates and social partners and the use of new technologies to enhance the...

ILO workshop on Good Labour Inspection Practices in GCC Countries

A workshop to exchange good practices on labour inspection was held in Suhar, Oman from 27 to 29 January 2013.

Training of trainers for Indonesian labour inspectors (Bandung, Indonesia 20-24 January 2013)

LAB/ADMIN and ILO-Jakarta organized a training of labour inspector trainers (TOT) at the request of the Indonesian Ministry of Manpower and transmigration (MOMT) and in the context of the Norwegian-funded project on “Good Governance through Labour...

Workshop on labour administration and inspection, 19 to 23 November 2012, Lima, Peru

This workshop was carried out in collaboration with the Turin Training Centre as part of LAB/ADMIN's activities funded by the Norwegian government for improving national systems of labour inspection.

Labour rights

Domestic workers in Europe falling through the loopholes

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...

Regional knowledge-sharing forum – labour inspection and the domestic work sector, Lisbon, 11-12 October 2012

LAB/ADMIN participated in a regional knowledge-sharing forum on labour inspection and domestic work in Lisbon, Portugal, organized by the International Labour Office in cooperation with the Government of Portugal on 11 and 12 October 2012.

Follow-up to ILO report on Maldives labour administration and inspection systems (Male, 22 -24 September 2012)

Under the USDOL Project on Promoting Fundamental Rights and Strengthening the Labour Market in Maldives, the ILO undertook a mission to identify concrete steps to follow up on a needs assessment of the country’s labour administration system carried...

National Workshop on labour administration and inspection in Sri Lanka (Colombo, 19-21 September 2012)

With support from the ILO Project on Promoting Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Sri Lanka, Mr. Ludek Rickly, Senior Labour Administration/Inspection Specialist (LAB/ADMIN) and Mr. Algandram Sivananthiram (ILO Consultant) presented the...

Training of heads of labour inspection in Ukraine

The ILO organized a three days training for the heads of central units and local offices of labour inspection services in Ukraine, from 18 to 20 September 2012.

Workshop to discuss a Strategic Plan for labour inspection in Viet Nam

The Viet Nam Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs organized a workshop to discuss a draft Strategic Plan for labour inspection in the country. The meeting was attended by senior MOLISA officials along with representatives from the Prime...

Ukraine launched campaign promoting the role of labour inspection

Under the Canadian funded project “Promoting Collective Bargaining and Labour Law Compliance in Ukraine” the ILO provided support to the labour relations inspectorate, the occupational safety and health inspectorate and social partners to organize a...

Training of training on modern systems of labour inspection in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The ILO organized from 12 to 14 September 2012 in Bosnia and Herzegovina a three days training of trainers on modern and effective systems of labour inspection.

3rd training of trainers course for labour inspection, Nanjing City

Under the framework of the ILO/NORWAY Project on Good Governance through Labour Administration and Labour Inspection, the third training of trainers course for labour inspection was held from the 10th to the 13th of September 2012 in Nanjing City of...

Meeting of the Network of Training Institutions in the Field of Labour (RIIFT) on equality and non-discrimination

On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, members of the Network of Training Institutions in the Field of Labour (RIIFT) gathered in Hammamet, Tunisia to discuss the role of training for labour inspectors and other officials to promote the principles...

Workshop on making modern OSH legislation

The ILO’s Budapest Office along with the International Training Center of the ILO organized a workshop on effective occupational safety and health law making for 30 representatives of the Albanian Government, including labour inspectors and social...