All publications: labour inspection

A Guide on Labour Inspection Intervention in the Informal Economy - A participatory method

The informal economy comprises more than half of the global labour force and more than 90% of micro and small enterprises worldwide. It encompasses a huge diversity of situations, employers and workers, most of them operating out of survival needs,...

Fact Sheet (English)

LIMA - Labour Inspection Management Application

ILO Approach to Strategic Compliance Planning for Labour Inspectorates

331st Session of the ILO Governing Body

Complaint concerning non-observance by Qatar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), and the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947...

Undeclared Work Has Negative Consequences For All

Assessement report on necessary amendments of the legal framework regarding inspections in agriculture and Recommendations for reforms in...

331st Session of the ILO Governing Body

Outcome 7: Promoting workplace compliance through labour inspection

This document provides an overview of the strategy on promotion of workplace compliance through labour inspection and its main areas of focus and presents specific examples of progress made in its implementation in the current biennium. The...

Improving the garment sector in Lao PDR: Compliance through inspection and dialogue - Final Evaluation Summary

Evaluation consultant: Mr. Chris Morris

Conducting Labour Inspections on Construction - A guide for labour inspectors

The objective of this guide is to assist labour inspectors fulfil their inspectorial function by providing information, in a user friendly format on, a suggested methodology for conducting inspections of construction activities; from planning to...

ILO/Japan Cooperation - Factsheet 2017

Japan is a founding member State of the ILO, and a valued partner in promoting the Decent Work Agenda. Japan has ratified 49 Conventions, including 6 Fundamental, 3 Governance and 40 Technical Conventions. Japan holds one of the ten permanent...

Labour standards compliance

Labour standards compliance under DOLE's labour inspection system

The report serves as a guide to help employers and HR practitioners to comply with labour standards

Policy Outcome 7: Promoting workplace compliance through labour inspection

Workplace safety

Towards improved fire and building safety in Bangladesh

The ILO’s ‘Improving Fire and General Building Safety in Bangladesh’ project funded by the US Department of Labor was launched in 2013 in response to the safety issues affecting the RMG sector. Coming to an end in January 2017, this publication...

Seminar for labour inspectors - Discussion of the labour inspection campaign to tackle undeclared work

Distribution materials

Symposium report - Strategic labour compliance in Indonesia, April 2017

The symposium provided an opportunity to look beyond the mandate of the inspectorate alone, to promising areas of partnership and coordination with other ministerial departments, the private sector and agencies both at the national and provincial...

Factsheet on labour inspection in Indonesia (2017 edition)

Factsheet on labour inspection in Indonesia and the role and support of the ILO in strengthening labour inspection services.

Complaint concerning non-observance by Qatar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), and the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947...

The Office communicates to the Governing Body the information provided by the Government of Qatar, as contained in the appendix to this document. It will be for the Governing Body to adopt the necessary decisions as to the procedure to be followed...

Toolbox for the collection and use of OSH data

Toolbox for the collection and use of OSH data

From the Crisis towards Decent and Safe Jobs in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Phase II (Midterm Evaluation Summary)

Evaluation Consultant: Ms. Katerina Stolyarenko