All publications: labour inspection

Report of the Director-General - Representation alleging non-observance by Peru of the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81), made...

Decision on the ninth item on the agenda: Report of the Director-General First Supplementary Report: Report of the Committee set up to...

Good Governance through Labour Administration and Labour Inspection – Final Evaluation (Final evaluation summary)

Project: GLO/12/02/NOR - Evaluation Consultant: Amy Jersild

Project fact sheet

Project fact sheet: Forced Labour Action in the Asian Region (FLARE)

According to ILO’s most recent estimate, at least 20.9 million people are victims of forced labour globally and Asia and the Pacific accounts for 56 per cent, or about 11.7 million.

Creative Labour Regulation: Indeterminacy and protection in an uncertain world

Creative labour regulation is an interdisciplinary response to the central contemporary challenges to effective labour regulation. Drawing on contributions by leading experts from the Regulating for Decent Work Network, it offers new ideas for...

Towards the Single Employment Contract: Comparative Reflections

While the challenge of flexibility continues to act as a powerful driver for change in European labour markets, many countries are experiencing an increasing dualism or segmentation between workers with stable employment relationships and those with...

Labour administration reforms in China

This timely volume provides a unique and comprehensive overview of the evolution of labour administration in China and details the recent reforms of its legislation and institutions. It gives a clear explanation of the principles and practical...

Labour inspection and undeclared work in the EU

The purpose of this study is to consider the role that national labour inspection systems in the EU have as part of a strategic policy response to undeclared work. It was coordinated by the ILO’s Labour Administration and Inspection Programme...

Labour inspection and employment relationship

The protection of the employment relationship, placed within the contract of employment, has been at the heart of the International Labour Organization’s agenda since the middle of the 1990’s. The employment relationship is the natural evolution of...

Ministries of labour: comparative overview. History, mandate, challenges world-wide database and organizational charts

The main purpose of this publication is to provide ILO constituents and other readers with an analysis of current developments and trends in ministries of labour all around the world.

Training package on development of a national programme of occupational safety and health

This training package is intended to support training activities aimed at promoting the ILO’s strategic approach to occupational safety and health (OSH). It provides inputs for the development of a National OSH Programme, as well as for the drawing...

Labour inspection sanctions: law and practice of national labour inspection systems

During the general discussion on labour administration and labour inspection at the 100th Session of the International Labour Conference in June 2011, delegates pointed out that labour inspection cannot be fully understood without considering the...

Labour inspection in Arab countries: Recent crises and future challenges

This study considers the importance of labour inspection in Arab countries, and the need to improve its effectiveness in an environment facing dramatic political, economic and social change.

Better Factories in Cambodia (Midterm Cluster Evaluation Summary)

Projects: CMB/11/50/USA; CMB/12/02/USA; CMB/00/51/CMB; CMB/00/52/CMB; CMB/05/04/CMB; CMB/05/50/USA;CMB/06/02/IDA; CMB/08/01/NZE; CMB/09/03/UND; GLO/08/52/NET; CMB/06/03/MUL; CMB/10/50/MUL Evaluation consultants: Jane Hailé and Sosmith Sok

Eight Supplementary Report: Report of the Committee set up to examine the representation alleging non-observance by France of the Labour...

Labour administration and inspection needs assessment

Technical Memorandum: Bosnia and Herzegovina

The aim of the assessment was to identify the good practices and shortcomings of the labour inspectorates and of the labour inspection system, taking into account the principles stated by Conventions 1947 (No. 81) and 1969 (No. 129). This report...

Good Practices in Labour Inspection on HIV and AIDS

This publication is a set of good practices on labour inspection with respect to HIV and AIDS which was prepared jointly by the LAB/ADMIN and the ILO Programme on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work (ILO/AIDS). It is a tool for labour inspectors, workers...

The tripartite process of determining hazardous child labour - Guide for facilitators

This Guide is designed for the Government unit tasked with organizing and facilitating the Tripartite Consultations that will result in either a new or a revised list of hazardous child labour for the country.

Labour Reform in Italy and its implications for Labour Administration

This paper is intended to present the highlights of the recent labour market reform in Italy, as proposed by the Monti Government in April 2012. The reform deals with the entire spectrum of topical issues concerning the modernization of the labour...

International Labour Standards and Guiding Principles on Labour Administration and Labour Inspection

This Working Document presents selected International Labour Conventions and Recommendations as well as guiding principles concerning Labour Administration and Labour Inspection. The relevant resolutions and conclusions of various ILO regional...