E-learning course on labour inspection

Labour inspection is an important public function provided by the State and is an essential part of the labour administration system. Labour inspection plays a key role to ensure fairness in the workplace and good governance of the labour market. Labour inspection has a three-fold role: • secure the enforcement of the legal provisions relating to conditions of work and the protection of workers while engaged in their work (provisions relating to hours, wages, safety, health and welfare, the employment of young persons); • supply technical information and advice to employers and workers concerning the most effective means of complying with the legal provisions; • bring to the notice of the competent authority defects or abuses not specifically covered by existing labour law provisions. The ILO has adopted a number of international labour standards relating to labour inspection, the most important one being the Labour Inspection Convention No.81, which establishes the principles, functions and main characteristics of labour inspection, with a focus on industry and commerce. OBJECTIVES This training course offered participants the opportunity to: • Describe the principles, functions and main characteristics of labour inspection; • Identify the key issues to take into consideration in the preparation, conduction, and follow-up of an inspection visit; • Describe the main issues concerning the inspection of working conditions; • Describe labour inspection of key occupational safety and health issues; • Explain the differences and inter-linkages between various compliance strategies; • Apply a set of indicators to identify the employment relationship; • Identify the applications of the main tools for labour inspection activities. CONTENT • Introduction to labour inspection: principles, functions and main characteristics; • Strategies of compliance; • Inspection of working conditions; • Inspection of the employment relationship; • Inspection of occupational safety and health; • Labour inspection visit; • Tools for labour inspection. NUMBER OF HOURS: 60 learning hours