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Labour Inspection – a Vanguard for Decent Work? 5 th IRRA African Regional Conference. Cape Town. April 2008.

Labour Inspection – a Vanguard for Decent Work? 5 th IRRA African Regional Conference. Cape Town. April 2008. Summary of presentation. Objectives of the ILSSA project. Decent Work. What is it? Labour Inspection. An end or a means to an end? Scope and Coverage of labour inspections.

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Labour Inspection – a Vanguard for Decent Work? 5 th IRRA African Regional Conference. Cape Town. April 2008.

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  1. Labour Inspection – a Vanguard for Decent Work? 5th IRRA African Regional Conference. Cape Town. April 2008.

  2. Summary of presentation Objectives of the ILSSA project. Decent Work. What is it? Labour Inspection. An end or a means to an end? Scope and Coverage of labour inspections. Prerequisites for effective labour inspection and are they in place? Audit findings. Common themes and issues.

  3. Development Objectives.Increased labour law compliance, reform of national labour laws and Improved labour-management relations. Immediate objective 1. Increased knowledge among employers and workers of their rights and obligations And the services available to them by way of national labour laws. Immediate objective 2 More effective use of the labour administration/inspection system. Immediate objective 3. Increased use of national dispute prevention and Resolution systems. ILSSA Project objectives

  4. Decent Work. “The goal of decent work is best addressed through the eyes of people. It is about your job and future prospects; about your working conditions; about balancing work and family life; putting your kids through school or getting them out of child labour. It is about gender equality, equal recognition and enabling women to make choices and take control of their lives. It is about your personal abilities to compete in the market place, keep up with technological skills and remain healthy. It is about developing your entrepreneurial skills, about receiving a fair share of the wealth that you have helped create and not being discriminated against; it is about having a voice in your workplace and your community”. Juan Somavia. Director General. ILO.

  5. Labour inspection. A means or an end? • Prerequisites for effective labour inspections • Political support • High visibility/coverage • Credibility and social partner support • Up to date and accurate information • Managerial competence/efficient use of resources. • Resources • People (quality and quantity • Materials

  6. Audit finding Limited Involvement of Social Partners results in little ‘shared ownership’ • Limited involvement in policy formulation. • No attention in national tripartite bodies.

  7. Scope of coverage of inspections • coverage of labour inspectorates confined to the • formal sector • limited inspections actually conducted • Inspections are haphazard and uncoordinated and • had a “social policing element” which produced • adversarial outcomes. Labour inspection. A means or an end?

  8. Common themes and issues Scope of inspections limited to formal economy • Resource limitations. • Access difficulties (agricultural). • ‘Fluid’ nature of sector.

  9. Common themes and issues Functioning of Ministries (inspectorates) hampered by resource limitations • Personnel • Little evidence of ‘systematic’ training. • Recruitment complicated by Public Service Commission involvement. • Attraction/retention of skilled resources compromised by conditions of employment. • Management capacity problems persist. • Corruption. • Low status/low morale amongst labour inspectors.

  10. Common themes and issues • Shift towards integrated inspections not really happening. • Ministries not structured to achieve this. • Skill shortages; particularly OSH inspectors. • Some attempts through integration of inspection forms and joint inspections.

  11. Common themes and issues Functioning of Ministries (inspectorates) hampered by resource limitations • Other resources • Transport. • Computers/ electronic records systems.

  12. Labour inspection. A means or an end? Prerequisites for effective labour inspections Management.Some observers estimate that managerial issues account for 70-80 percent of all the inspectorates’ problems. Resources

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