The Maritime Sector

THE GOOD PRACTICES OF LABOUR INSPECTION IN BRAZIL: 17Figure 1: Events that marked the development of Labour Inspection in theMaritime Sector in Brazilextinctionof DTMscreation ofFITMARPunits receive newnames: CONITPA and CORITPAs1941 1989 1991 1996 1999 2006 2007criaçãodas DTMsratification ofconventionno. 147creation of a Special Unit(and regional units)of port and waterway inspection2.3. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF LABOUR INSPECTION INTHE MARITIME SECTORratification ofconventionno. 178Labour inspection has become strengthened through the creationof a specialised and coordinated structure embedded within theMinistry of Labour and Employment and its Secretariat of LabourInspection (SIT) (see Figure 2, below). The SIT is responsible for theformulation and proposal of annual planning guidelines, while theRegional Superintendencies of Labour and Employment (SRTEs), intotal 27 units, one in each of the federation’s 26 states and the FederalDistrict, are in charge of the task of carrying out inspections within theparameters established by the SIT. The National Coordination of Portand Waterway Labour Inspection (CONITPA), based in Rio de Janeiro,is subordinated to the SIT. The Regional Coordinations (CORITPAs) arethematic inspection groups within the SRTEs that undertake relevantmaritime activities. There are currently regional coordination units in14 Superintendencies. 9THE MARITIME SECTOR9Regional Coordinations are located in the following states: Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia,Ceará, Espírito Santo, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande doSul, Rio Grande do Norte, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo.