Meeting of Experts

Labour Inspection and the Role of Private Compliance Initiatives

Following a general discussion on labour administration and labour inspection at the 100th Session (2011) of the International Labour Conference, the ILO Governing Body decided in October 2013 to convene a meeting of experts on labour inspection and the role of private compliance initiatives.

The purpose of the meeting was to deepen the knowledge of the ILO, its member States and Employers’ and Workers’ organizations on labour inspection and the role of private compliance initiatives and to consider good practices and possible policy responses at the national, regional and international level. The outcome of this meeting will help guide the ILO on follow-up measures in this field.

The meeting was composed of 24 experts – eight experts nominated by the Employers’ group of the Governing Body; eight experts nominated by the Workers’ group of the Governing Body; and eight experts nominated by the Governments of Brazil, France, India, Jordan, Morocco, Poland, South Africa and the United States.

A further 22 governments nominated observers to attend the meeting and there were also delegates from the International Organization of Employers, the International Trade Union Confederation and the European Union.

The report of the meeting, which includes a Chairperson’s Summary of the discussions, will be submitted to the November 2014 session of the Governing Body of the ILO for its consideration. In the meantime a copy of the report is available below for information purposes.