Contents: Foreword xiii Acknowledgements xvi 1 Introduction to The Governance of Labour Administration 1 Jason Heyes, Ludek Rychly, Maria Gavris and Maria Luz Vega Ruiz PART I KEY ISSUES IN LABOUR ADMINISTRATION 2 Evolution of national systems of labour administration since the adoption of the ILO Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150) 23 Jos? Luis Daza 3 Social dialogue at the dawn of the ILO’s centenary: sorting out challenges, setting priorities for the future 43 Konstantinos Papadakis 4 Understanding ICT use in labour administration: taking stock 68 Anna Milena Galazka PART II LABOUR ADMINISTRATION IN ACTION 5 Governing labour regulations in the future of work: lessons from labour inspection in Brazil 91 Roberto Pires 6 The labour inspection system and labour law reform in France 113 Virginie Forest 7 Minimum wage(s) in Germany: origins, enforcement, effects 130 J. Timo Weishaupt 8 The changing world of work and labour market institutions in India 152 Kingshuk Sarkar 9 Innovative measures for implementing labour laws and role of labour administration: recent developments in Japan 168 Ryuichi Yamakawa 10 ICT-led innovations in labour administration: Sri Lanka’s labour inspection systems application 192 Sunil Chandrasiri and Ramani Gunatilaka 11 Recent developments in U.S. labor policies and programs 210 Christopher T. King and Burt S. Barnow 12 Labour market integration of migrants in Germany? 238 Judith Czepek 13 An analysis of performance management in the South African Department of Labour 262 Robert Cameron Index 284
Contents: Foreword xiii Acknowledgements xvi 1 Introduction to The Governance of Labour Administration 1 Jason Heyes, Ludek Rychly, Maria Gavris and Maria Luz Vega Ruiz PART I KEY ISSUES IN LABOUR ADMINISTRATION 2 Evolution of national systems of labour administration since the adoption of the ILO Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150) 23 Jos? Luis Daza 3 Social dialogue at the dawn of the ILO’s centenary: sorting out challenges, setting priorities for the future 43 Konstantinos Papadakis 4 Understanding ICT use in labour administration: taking stock 68 Anna Milena Galazka PART II LABOUR ADMINISTRATION IN ACTION 5 Governing labour regulations in the future of work: lessons from labour inspection in Brazil 91 Roberto Pires 6 The labour inspection system and labour law reform in France 113 Virginie Forest 7 Minimum wage(s) in Germany: origins, enforcement, effects 130 J. Timo Weishaupt 8 The changing world of work and labour market institutions in India 152 Kingshuk Sarkar 9 Innovative measures for implementing labour laws and role of labour administration: recent developments in Japan 168 Ryuichi Yamakawa 10 ICT-led innovations in labour administration: Sri Lanka’s labour inspection systems application 192 Sunil Chandrasiri and Ramani Gunatilaka 11 Recent developments in U.S. labor policies and programs 210 Christopher T. King and Burt S. Barnow 12 Labour market integration of migrants in Germany? 238 Judith Czepek 13 An analysis of performance management in the South African Department of Labour 262 Robert Cameron Index 284
