The Maritime Sector

34THE GOOD PRACTICES OF LABOUR INSPECTION IN BRAZIL:4.1. ANNUAL PLANNINGTHE MARITIME SECTORThe GMN is an inspection project linked to the SIT and submittedby CONITPA, which centralises its actions according to the criteriaestablished by the new work methodology adopted by the Brazilianlabour inspection (Ministerial Ordinance 546/2010). At the beginningof the fourth quarter of each year, the National Coordinator of Portsand Waterway Labour Inspection submits to the SIT a plan containinga schedule for inspection activities to be implemented by the GMNthe following year. This plan includes the number of operations, thesites where they will be carried out, participating labour inspectorsand the financial resources needed for expenses with transportationand stipends. The Group’s Coordinator is in charge of turning the planoperational and indicating which inspectors will comprise the GMN.The justification for the actions of the GMN follows the guidelines of the SITand an assessment of the support required by the CORITPAs. In addition,the locales or the activities which require enhanced inspector training and/or greater harmonisation of procedures are identified. Annual plans usuallystipulate a number of inspections per GMN, giving priority to economicsectors or regions where inspection deficits have been identified.4.2. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE GMNSOnce the necessary resources are secured, the CONITPA designates, inaccordance with the GMN Coordinator, the participating inspectors, theactivity schedule and the focus of the operation. The SIT informs theSRTEs beforehand which of its inspectors will comprise the GMN andalso notifies the authorities of the state in which the inspection will becarried out. Exceptionally, the GMN can be constituted covertly so as tonot jeopardize its success. The GMN project also stipulates that 50% ofits participants must have entered the labour inspection career recently,aiming at the sustainability of the maritime labour inspection.The composition of the mobile group usually conforms to the followingparameters:• 1 coordinator, usually a more experienced labour inspector. It isthe coordinator’s responsibility to conduct the coordination withother agencies, to lead the previously planned activities, to act asspokesperson for the group and to draft reports;• 4-5 labour inspectors. This number can increase depending on thescope and complexity of the action. The origin and expertise of eachinspector (labour legislation, occupational safety and health, etc)