Introduction
The enforcement of labour standards is important
for ensuring that workers’ basic rights and privileges,
including their safety and health, are respected. In
the Philippines, the Department of Labour and
Employment (DOLE) employs around 200 labour
inspectors who cover more than 700,000 establishments
nationwide. Hence, only about 48,000 establishments,
or 6–10 per cent, are actually inspected annually. It
is critical to increase the effectiveness of the DOLE’s
enforcement efforts to secure higher levels of compliance
to established OSH standards and OSH awareness.