The enforcement of labour standards is important for ensuring that workers’ basic rights and privileges, including their safely 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.