Strengthening Labour Inspection in Lesotho

The project strategy will be premised on technical support for the strengthening of the labour inspection system in Lesotho and developing a set of procedures and policies to guide labour inspectors in line with principles of ILO Convention C No. 150 on labour administration and C No. 81 on Labour Inspection both ratified by Lesotho. ILO will also assist the Ministry of Labour and Employment to strengthen collaboration with the social partners and other government agencies to strengthen labour inspection. The ILO will also support the operationalization of the newly established labour unit within the labour inspectorate to handle the regulation and prevention of child labour. Furthermore training programmes will be designed to train labour inspectors to detect the worst forms of child along strategies to undertake awareness-raising campaign. In addition support will be provided in extending the coverage of inspectors’ activities to cover the unregulated informal economy will receive particular attention.

Project symbol

LSO/15/02/USA

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Pretoria

Start date

01/01/2016

End date

31/03/2018

Total allocation

500000

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

469969

Development Partners

USA, United States Department of Labor, Bureau for International Labor Affairs, Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking

Country/Countries

Lesotho

Outcomes

Promoting workplace compliance through labour inspection