All publications: labour inspection

Module 18

Labour Inspection and Violence and Harassment

Module 10

The inspection visit

Module 12

Institutional capacity development

Module 1

The framework of a labour administration system

Module 11

Tools for the labour inspectorate

Study of the Impact of Labour Inspection actions on compliance with labour legislation

Based on the ILO Guide on the Harmonization of Labour Inspection Statistics, the ILO conducted a survey of a number of labour inspectorates concerning the indicators and criteria they use to measure the impact of their inspection activity, as well...

Factsheet

Safety and health at work

Factsheet

International labour standards

Guidelines on general principles of labour inspection

Strengthening labour inspection systems for increased compliance with labour law through development cooperation

Stories of Change

Between 2020 and 2021, nine countries actively engaged in the implementation of Strategic Compliance Plans across various economic sectors. These efforts resulted in a 39% increase in labour law compliance in targeted sectors and the improvement of...

ILO Working paper 48

Technological solutions to guaranteed wage payments of construction workers in China

The paper examines in detail the Enterprise Wage Payment Online Supervision System (EWPOSS) of Zhejiang Province and analyses how the IT-enabled system has contributed to improving the efficiency of the local labour inspectorates in addressing wage...

Labour Inspection Technical Note on strategic compliance planning for decent work in global supply chains

Exploring paths to facilitate technology upskilling by labour administration and inspection institutions

Guide for labour inspection in Indonesia’s palm oil sector

This Guide will not only serve as the basis for the effective and more cohesive implementation of labour inspection in the palm oil sector across Indonesia but also become a model for labour and OSH development and inspection in other agriculture...

Conducting Occupational Safety and Health Inspections in Agricultural Undertakings - A guide for labour Inspectors

Project Brief - All Hands in Kenya: Advancing ILS Through Cooperative Action

ILO Working paper 41

Supporting decent work and the transition towards formalization through technology-enhanced labour inspection

The development and expansion of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has had far-reaching consequences for governance and the world of work, including how labour administrations and inspectorates manage and deliver services.

The GHS in the world of work: Mapping synergies between ILO Instruments and the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling...

This report explores critical synergies between the GHS and the ILO’s instruments on chemicals and occupational safety and health, with an aim to further promote GHS implementation and an even greater engagement of the world of work in global...

Manual for labour inspection during the pandemic

The pandemic shall not stop the implementation of labour inspection activities; thus, innovations are needed by making the best use of existing facilities and infrastructures as well as technologies.