A Professor of Employment Relations from the Management School has worked with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to launch a new set of indicators aimed at strengthening governance in countries' systems of labour administration.
The indicators have been developed by Professor Jason Heyes, in response to the ILO's Global Call to Action for a ‘Human-centered Recovery from the COVID-19’ crisis launched in 2021.
It is the first time a set of comprehensive indicators have been created for national labour administration systems as a whole.
They include a commitment to “strengthen the capacity of labour administrations, labour inspectorates and other relevant authorities to ensure implementation of rules and regulations.â€
Labour administration systems are of vital importance to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal target 8.8, to ‘protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers’, and for the promotion of development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation.
“The indicators are intended to encourage relevant ministries and other public bodies to identify ways in which the scope and implementation of work and employment-related policies and delivery of services to workers and employers could be made more effective, accountable and inclusive.
Professor Jason Heyes
Professor of Employment Relations
The indicators cover a wide variety of issues, including the coordination of policy development, measures aimed at disadvantaged groups, the resources available to labour administrations, use of digital technologies, collection and analysis of labour market data, and the involvement of employer organisations and trade unions in policy development and implementation.
The use of the indicators is voluntary, but the ILO will provide technical assistance to help countries make use of the indicators. The indicators have been validated by ministries of labour from diverse regions, legal systems and traditions.
ILO, is a specialist agency of the United Nations, based in Geneva with 187 countries as members.