PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- INTRODUCTION -- Notes -- PART I LABOUR INSPECTION: BACKGROUND, EVOLUTION AND CONTEXT -- 1 THE FOUNDATIONS -- 1.1 Historical origins -- 1.2 Fundamental principles -- 1.3 Sources of authority -- 1.4 Tripartism -- Notes -- 2 THE FRAMEWORK -- 2.1 The socio-economic context -- 2.2 The political framework -- 2.3 The legal basis -- 2.4 The administrative environment -- Notes -- 3 THE MISSION OF LABOUR INSPECTION -- 3.1 The trend towards mission statements -- 3.2 The role and scope of labour inspection -- 3.3 Social promotion, social policing -- 3.4 Prevention -- Notes -- 4 A SYSTEMS OVERVIEW -- 4.1 General observations -- 4.2 Conventional patterns -- 4.3 A functional approach -- 4.4 Towards functional integration -- 5 THE CLIENT SYSTEM -- 5.1 Who are the clients? -- 5.2 Workers -- 5.3 Employers -- 5.4 Other government services -- 5.5 The wider client system -- Notes -- 6 CHALLENGES FACING LABOUR INSPECTION -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 New technologies -- 6.3 New risks in the world of work -- 6.4 Growing regulatory volume and complexity -- 6.5 Labour market fragmentation -- 6.6 The weakness of traditional partners -- 6.7 Globalization -- Notes -- 7 RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGES -- 7.1 The issues -- 7.2 The changing role of the State -- 7.3 Coping with new technology -- 7.4 New regulatory approaches -- 7.5 Changes in management -- 7.6 New strategic partnerships -- Notes -- PART I I INSPECTION SYSTEMS: POLICY -- 8 SOURCES OF POLICY REFERENCE -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 International labour Conventions -- 8.3 International labour Recommendations -- 8.4 Other supranational norms -- 8.5 Other sources -- Notes -- 9 THE CONTRIBUTION TO POLICY FORMULATION -- 9.1 Some general considerations -- 9.2 The design process -- 9.3 Policy content -- 9.4 Labour inspection policy -- Notes.

10 NEW POLICY ORIENTATIONS -- 10.1 Monitoring social relations -- 10.2 Sectoral policies -- 10.3 Employment inspection -- 10.4 Small and medium-sized enterprises -- 11 ENFORCEMENT POLICIES -- 11.1 Rationale and needs -- 11.2 Basic principles -- 11.3 Sanctions -- 11.4 Balancing advisory and enforcement approaches -- 11.5 Procedural issues -- Notes -- 12 INTERNAL POLICY ISSUES -- 12.1 Systems management policies -- 12.2 Organization development policies -- 12.3 Recruitment -- 12.4 Training policies -- 12.5 Initial training -- 12.6 Post-probationary and in-service training -- 12.7 Information management policies -- Notes -- 13 PUTTING POLICIES INTO EFFECT -- 13.1 Planning and programming of inspections -- 13.2 Style of inspection -- 13.3 Discretion -- 13.4 Procedures for influencing manufacturers, suppliers and importers -- 13.5 Ensuring equity and consistency of treatment -- 13.6 Responsibility for cooperation with other authorities and bodies -- 13.7 Handling the media -- 13.8 Monitoring quality -- 14 INSPECTION POLICIES AND PREVENTION ECONOMICS -- 14.1 The issues -- 14.2 The role of labour inspection in prevention economics -- 14.3 Selected case studies -- Notes -- PART III INSPECTION SYSTEMS: ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT -- 15 LABOUR INSPECTION AND TRIPARTISM -- 15.1 General observations -- 15.2 Collaboration within the enterprise -- 15.3 Collaboration at sectoral, regional and national levels -- 15.4 Membership of advisory and decision-making bodies -- 16 STRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF ORGANIZATION -- 16.1 Labour inspection as a government department -- 16.2 Tripartite systems management -- 16.3 The need for integrated systems -- 16.4 The case of federal states -- Notes -- 17 THE ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK -- 17.1 Cooperation within component services -- 17.2 Cooperation with other bodies -- 17.3 Specialization of inspectors.

17.4 Workers' cooperation in inspection functions -- Note -- 18 REPORTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES -- 18.1 Standardization -- 18.2 Individual inspection reports -- 18.3 Annual reports -- 18.4 Reports to the ILO -- Notes -- 19 EVALUATING IMPACT AND PERFORMANCE -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 Evaluating the impact externally -- 19.3 Evaluating the performance internally -- 19.4. Evaluation: How, by whom and when? -- 20 INFORMATION, PUBLICATION AND DOCUMENTATION SERVICES -- 20.1 General observations -- 20.2 Different types of organization -- 20.3 IPDS outside labour inspection -- 20.4 Many players, vague coordination -- 20.5 Competition with other functions -- 20.6 A strong role for IPDS -- Note -- 21 LABOUR INSPECTION AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS STANDARDS -- 21.1 Introduction -- 21.2 The analogy with quality and environmental management -- 21.3 Recent developments -- 21.4 Examples of OSHMS standards at work -- 21.5 Implications of OSHMS for inspection -- 21.6 The relevance of OSHMS to small enterprises -- 21.7 Implications for the inspectorate's management -- Notes -- PART I V LABOUR INSPECTION: SECTORAL ASPECTS -- 22 LABOUR INSPECTION AND CHILD LABOUR -- 22.1 The scope and nature of the problem -- 22.2 Inhibitions to effective labour inspection of child labour -- 22.3 The authority of labour inspectors -- 22.4 Managing the inspection of child labour -- 22.5 Dealing with particular inspection problems -- 22.6 Enforcing compliance and applying sanctions -- 23 LABOUR INSPECTION AND SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES -- 23.1 Justification for a special approach -- 23.2 Priorities for the future -- 23.3 Six possible initiatives -- 23.4 Lessons to be learned -- Note -- 24 LABOUR INSPECTION IN AGRICULTURE -- 24.1 A special challenge for inspectorates -- 24.2 Hazards in agriculture.

24.3. Problems facing labour inspectors in agriculture -- 24.4 Strategies for improvement -- 24.5 Clear enforcement and promotional policies -- 24.6 Training and supporting inspectors -- Notes -- 25 LABOUR INSPECTION IN THE NON-COMMERCIAL SERVICES SECTOR -- 25.1 Introduction -- 25.2 Risks and special considerations -- 25.3 Who inspects the labour inspectorate? -- 25.4 The process of inspection in the NCS sector -- 25.5 Employers and trade unions in the NCS sector -- 25.6 The need for action -- Notes -- 26 LABOUR INSPECTION IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY -- 26.1 The problems presented by the construction industry -- 26.2 Special international labour standards -- 26.3 Labour inspection systems -- 26.4 New legislative strategies -- 26.5 Inspection, enforcement and persuasion -- Note -- 27 LABOUR INSPECTION AND MAJOR HAZARDS PREVENTION -- 27.1 Special considerations -- 27.2 Key elements of major hazard control -- 27.3 The inspectorate's response to the safety report -- 27.4 Other inspectorate responsibilities -- Notes -- 28 LABOUR INSPECTION AND "NEW HAZARDS" -- 28.1 Dimensions of the problem -- 28.2 Stress -- 28.3 Aggression and violence -- 28.4 Sexual harassment -- 28.5 Conclusions -- Notes -- ANNEX I MAJOR INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS ON LABOUR INSPECTION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.