Technology use in labour inspection urged
Technology use in labour inspection urged: Technology use in labour inspection urged Suhail Aamir, Federal Secretary Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis & Human Resource Development emphasized the need to promote the use of technology in labour inspection.
He stated this while addressing a consultation on Labour Inspection Management Information System (LI-MIS) arranged by Strengthening Labour Inspection System in Pakistan (SLISP), funded by the Dutch government. Suhail Aamir maintained that a technology based LI-MIS could pave the way for enhanced outreach and improved quality of labour inspections by improving compliance with International Labour Standards by bringing infringements to the fore.
Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Ingrid Christensen, Director of the ILO Country Office for Pakistan stated that a well-designed LI-MIS could contribute to the improvement of strategic planning, decision making and monitoring within the labour inspection machinery. “Such a system can facilitate the collection and analysis of data and information which in turn can assist identification and prioritization of the areas, sectors and particular risk factors that require attention of labour inspection”, she added.
Ms. Christensen also shared some examples of development and operation of LI-MIS from other countries. Participants considered the LI-MIS of DoL Punjab a valuable source of learning and a starting point for the development of similar platforms in other provinces/regions. Moreover, the discussions outlined the lessons drawn from the development and pilot of Punjab’s LI-MIS. The Punjab department of labour (DoL) informed participants that embedding a plug into their LI-MIS could help connect the current desktop based system with the android based device for real-time inspection and reporting. Muhammad Saleem Hussain, Director General Labour Welfare DoL Punjab, assured participants of his department’s fullest cooperation with all the provinces and regions by making available all possible technical support and resources that would be required to advance LI-MIS at national level.
Zishan Siddiqi, National Project Coordinator SLISP, summarizing the consultations proceedings, concluded with remarks that innovative solutions within the Labour Inspection would require the commitment of statuary institutions. He also maintained that any ambitions in this regard could only succeed by putting in place adequate institutional infrastructure at provincial and federal level.
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