Title page
Contents
Abstract 5
Abbreviations 7
Introduction 8
Chapter 1. The labour inspector's powers, limitations and status 13
1.1. Powers of labour inspectors 13
1.2. Prohibitions that labour inspectors must observe 16
1.3. The labour inspector's status 17
Chapter 2. Threats and challenges faced by labour inspectors 20
Chapter 3. Recruitment and selection of labour inspectors 31
Chapter 4. Training of labour inspectors 40
Chapter 5. Other factors influencing the retention of labour inspectors and their performance 49
Appendix I 59
A) Justification 59
B) The example of four countries 59
Appendix II. Selected bibliography 89
Table A.1. Annual income of labour inspection staff 71