ASEAN Labour Inspection Conference 2014

It is the succeeding event to three previous conferences that tackled and provided recommendations on national and ASEAN-level issues which included developing new methods and tools for improving labour inspection effectiveness, strengthening enforcement of national safety and health laws, and concerns surrounding labour migration, child labour, and the agricultural sector.

The ILO ASEAN Triangle Project will be supporting the Philippine Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to host the 4th ASEAN Labor Inspection Conference on 3-4 July 2014. The conference will be held at the Sofitel Plaza Hotel in Manila and will be attended by the governments of the ten ASEAN member states and the ASEAN Secretariat, among others. It is the succeeding event to three previous conferences that tackled and provided recommendations on national and ASEAN-level issues which included developing new methods and tools for improving labour inspection effectiveness, strengthening enforcement of national safety and health laws, and concerns surrounding labour migration, child labour, and the agricultural sector.

In support of furthering the interests of ASEAN member states to work together to address these shared concerns and promote regional partnerships to strengthen the network of labour inspectorates, the 4th ASEAN Labor Inspection Conference seeks:
  • To enable ASEAN member states to continue to share information and exchange views aimed at promoting safe, fair, healthy and productive workplace conditions for both local and migrant workers in ASEAN,
  • To adopt implementation strategies on how to proceed with the Action Plan agreed upon during the 2nd conference in Dong Nai, Vietnam and
  • To discuss and gather recommendations regarding the development of labour inspection guidelines for migrant-reliant sectors.
The guidelines for labour inspectin in migrant-reliant sectors are intended 1) to serve as a benchmark on how to improve the protection and promotion of the rights and welfare of migrant workers in the ASEAN region underpinned by a separate ASEAN declaration on migrant workers signed in 2007; and 2) to address particular challenges related to work-sector, age, gender and legal status of migrants. Such development is consistent with the aim of ILO's ASEAN Triangle project to craft public goods to strengthen regional policies and enhance the capacities of ASEAN member states on labour migration governance.