International Association of Labour Inspection Conference
The International Association of Labour Inspection (IALI) Conference was held in Adelaide, South Australia, between 12 and 14 March 2008.
The theme of the conference was: Towards Healthy, Safe & Decent Work through Alliances, Ethics & Influence. The Conference focused on three core topics:
- Alliances, which will focus on strengthening labour inspection through regional cooperation, is a long standing principle of both the IALI’s approach to its activities and the International Labour Organisation’s strategy for safe and decent work. Through sharing good practice and addressing the issues associated with the globalised workforce, we can develop alliances that will ensure effective labour inspection across the world.
- In 2005, the IALI voted to make the development of a Global Code of Ethics a priority activity to ensure that labour inspectorates are established with the appropriate basis of professional conduct to modernise their practices, ensure they can operate in partnership and harmony, and meet the expectations of industry and all workforce participants.
- Influence to build and foster foundations for effective labour inspection across the globe depends on the capacity of labour inspection systems to be able to demonstrate their value through measuring effectiveness. Meeting this challenge is a key strategy to influence and promote safe, healthy and decent work outcomes as well as sustainable economic development.
International Association of Labour Inspection Conference 2008 report
For more information go to: www.safework.sa.gov.au/iali2008conference/