Strengthening and modernizing labour inspection

Objectives

At the end of the course participants will be able to:

• Explain the principles, functions and main characteristics of labour inspection;
• Describe the fundamental principles and rights at work;
• Analyze the benefits of a sound labour inspection policy and planning;
• Select appropriate compliance strategies and campaigns;
• Identify the role of labour inspection regarding vulnerable workers and gender issues;
• Improve safety and health at the workplace;
• Perform more technical inspection of construction sites;
• Describe information systems and tools for labour inspection;
• Recognize good practices of labour inspection.

Contents

The ILO and its standard-setting role; Labour administration; Principles, functions and main characteristics of labour inspection; Labour inspection in the context of public sector reform;

Labour inspection and social dialogue; National systems of occupational safety and health; Policy and planning; ILO strategic compliance model; Labour inspection campaigns; Labour inspection visit; Occupational safety and health; Occupational accidents; Fundamental principles and rights at work: freedom of association and collective bargaining; forced labour; child labour; non discrimination; Labour inspection and migrant workers; Labour inspection of vulnerable workers; Information systems for labour inspection; Tools for labour inspection;

Ethics and labour inspection; Soft skills for labour inspectors; Inspection of construction sites; Inspection of selected workplaces; Labour inspection and gender issues;

Project-based inspections; Labour inspection and the informal economy; Labour inspection and domestic work; Selected good practices of labour inspection; Capacity building for labour inspection; Modernizing labour inspection: way forward.