The Maritime Sector

6THE GOOD PRACTICES OF LABOUR INSPECTION IN BRAZIL:The Brazilian Federal Government, through the Ministry of Labourand Employment (MTE) and the Secretariat of Labour Inspection(SIT), acknowledge the crucial role of labour inspection services and,throughout the years, has worked to constantly strengthen it, adaptingits services to new realities and providing solutions to new challengeswith vigour and determination.THE MARITIME SECTORThe ILO acknowledges that Brazil is well-suited to share its good practiceswith other inspection services. A good practice is every experience that,in its totality or in part, is proven to work with a positive impact. Thegood practices of labour inspectors’ interventions reflect not only theenforcement of the law, but also practices, often creative and innovative,capable of providing legal and technical solutions that also work aspositive incentives for companies to comply with the law.In this context, with the objective of contributing to the production anddiffusion of acquired knowledge concerning labour inspection, the ILOand the SIT established a partnership within the technical cooperationproject “Strengthening of Labour Inspection Services,” sponsored by theNorwegian Government, to systematise some good labour inspectionpractices in Brazil that can be replicated due to their proven relevance,impact, and sustainability.This partnership is embodied in the collection “The Good Practices ofLabour Inspection in Brazil,” comprised of four publications on thelabour inspection system in Brazil and the Brazilian labour inspectionexperiences in the following areas: eradication of child labour; combatingforced labour; and the maritime sector.The areas selected for this systematisation reflect some of theintervention priorities for both the MTE and the ILO, and contribute tomaking themes that have recently and constantly been in the country’spolitical agenda be understood with a approach centered on labourinspection. Many of the measures adopted are creative and unique andreflect the evolutionary and modernisation process of labour inspectionin Brazil. This series also provides an opportunity to reflect on theadvances, lessons learned, and necessary improvements for inspectionactivities and, in a direct and practical manner, contributes to broadenthe knowledge base about the issue already existent in the country.