Publications & technical tools
2011
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Publication
A Guide to Selected Labour Inspection Systems (with special reference to OSH)
08 August 2011
This “Guide to Selected Labour Inspection Systems” is part of a research programme in the area of labour administration and labour inspection carried out by the ILO Labour Inspection and Administration Programme (LAB/ADMIN) with a view to better understanding the functioning of the various systems in the world.
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Publication
Labour ministries and labour administration in transition: recent developments and future prospects
29 May 2011
This report is concerned with the organisation, resourcing and management of Labour Ministries and their role in national labour administration systems.
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Publication
International Labour Conference - Report on Labour Administration and Labour Inspection.
04 April 2011
Ahead of the 100th Session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva in June 2011, LAB/ADMIN has published a report that discusses the developments and future challenges for national systems of labour administration and labour inspection. This Report will be used as the basis for the ILC General Discussion on the same themes.
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Publication
Labour inspection and development: Some reflections
30 March 2011
This paper analyses the links between labour inspection and socio-economic development. It further provides an examination of tools and techniques for the identification, analysis and reporting of such links.
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Publication
Study on Labour Inspection Sanctions and Remedies: The case of Australia
30 March 2011
This report describes the main features of the Australian legal system for enforcement of labour standards, with a focus on the key strategies and sanctions available to government agencies responsible for oversight and enforcement of minimum employment standards and occupational health and safety.
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Publication
Labour Inspection in Italy
30 March 2011
The labour inspection system in Italy has undergone substantial changes. It had to adapt to the economic and social circumstances characterised by changes in the labour market and in the employment relationship and it had to respond in a more efficient way by ensuring compliance through preventive measures, advice and detection of labour legislation infractions.
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Publication
The Employment Relationship: A comparative overview
05 January 2011
This book presents the complex relation of labour legislation to the employment relationship, reporting on the many terms, notions, definitions, laws and practice in the various regions of the world.
2010
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Labour inspection audit - Joint outcome on labour inspection
Technical Memorandum: Lebanon
30 October 2010
The purpose of this audit was to establish a joint action plan with the government for modernizing and strengthening the capacities of the labour inspection system in Lebanon within the framework of the ILO conventions on labour inspection.
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Labour inspection audit - Joint outcome on labour inspection
Technical Memorandum: the Syrian Arab Republic
30 October 2010
The purpose of this audit was to establish a joint action plan, with the government, for modernizing and strengthening the capacities of the labour inspection system in Syria within the framework of the ILO conventions on labour inspection.
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Publication
Good labour practice compilation of labour inspection practices and guidelines for effective labour inspections in EPZs
02 March 2010
Labour inspection, as a main part of labour administration, is vital for ensuring that the principles of international labour standards are implemented at the enterprise and branch level and in promoting good governance in the world of work and making Decent Work a reality. In this context, export processing zones (EPZs) call for special attention because of the significant difficulties faced in carrying out effective labour inspections. The general lack of resources (material and human) and training of labour inspectors along with the non-existence of a clear legal framework present particular challenges for EPZ inspections. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to document and disseminate good labour inspection practices in EPZs that may be replicated elsewhere.
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Publication
Labour inspection in Europe: undeclared work, migration, trafficking
21 January 2010
This report was prepared by LAB/ADMIN team as reference document for a meeting held in Budapest (29-30 October 2009) on labour inspection and undeclared work migration and trafficking in Europe. It highlights some of the different labour inspection measures taken in law and practice by the EU countries and it is based in part on a questionnaire filled out by participants prior to the event. A series of guidelines were prepared and endorsed by the experts based on the discussions with the hope that they will assist labour inspectorates and policy makers as they work toward developing more effective and better coordinated labour inspection responses to the phenomenon of undeclared work.
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Publication
Compliance with labour legislation: its efficacy and efficiency
19 January 2010
This volume is part of research and studies under the new Programme on Labour Administration and Inspection. The relationship between labour law and its efficacy and efficiency is not a new subject. However, the debate around this topic is becoming even more important in the light of the current crisis.
2009
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Publication
The global economic and social crisis and its impact on labour inspection systems
26 November 2009
During the crisis, companies have made difficult choices in an effort to reconcile the survival of firms with security of employment, wages and benefits. In many cases, employees who feared losing their jobs accepted lower wages or reduced working time rather than face the prospect of unemployment. Sometimes these decisions were made through negotiation or concession bargaining between unions and employers. In other cases, such decisions were taken unilaterally by management. Regardless how the decisions were made, there is a vital role for labour inspectors to ensure that these compromises, while perhaps necessary and consensual, do not violate the rights of workers.
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Labour inspection audit - Joint outcome on labour inspection
Technical Memorandum: Yemen
30 October 2009
The purpose of this audit was to establish a joint action plan, with the government, for modernizing and strengthening the capacities of, the labour inspection system in Yemen within the framework of the international labour standards on labour inspection.
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Labour inspection audit
Technical Memorandum: Oman
30 October 2009
The main purpose of the audit is to assess the existing labour inspection system for setting up an action plan jointly with the government aimed at its promotion and modernization within the ILO labour inspection conventions framework.
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Labour inspection audit
Technical Memorandum: Armenia
30 September 2009
The purpose of the audit is to establish a joint action plan, alongside government social partners, for improving, reinvigorating and modernizing the labour inspection system in the country within the framework of the already-ratified ILO labour inspection Conventions.
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Labour inspection audit
Technical Memorandum: Kazakhstan
30 September 2009
The purpose of the audit was to establish jointly with the government an action plan for improving, reinvigorating and modernizing the labour inspection system in the country, within the framework of the already-ratified labour inspection Conventions.
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Labour inspection audit
Technical Memorandum: The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
30 July 2009
The purpose of the audit was to establish, jointly with the Government, an action plan for improving, reinvigorating and modernizing the labour inspection system in the country, within the framework of the already-ratified labour inspection Conventions.
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Labour inspection audit
Technical Memorandum: Montenegro
30 July 2009
The purpose of the audit was to establish jointly with the government an action plan for improving, reinvigorating and modernizing the labour inspection system in Montenegro within the framework of the already-ratified labour inspection Conventions.
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Labour inspection audit
Technical Memorandum: the Philippines
30 July 2009
The purpose of the audit was to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the labour inspection system at both national and regional levels with a view to providing DOLE with recommendations to support the preparation of a performance improvement plan to reform, revitalize, and restructure as necessary, the entire labour inspection system.