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Cunha, L., Maggioli, S., Ramos, S., Guedes, J., Duarte, D. & Santos Batista, J. (2024). An activity-oriented approach towards Portuguese labour inspectors: reconciling compliance, action and innovation. Congress of the Swiss Sociological Association.

L. Cunha et al.,  "An activity-oriented approach towards Portuguese labour inspectors: reconciling compliance, action and innovation", in Congr. of the Swiss Sociological Association, Basel, 2024

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	author = "Cunha, L. and Maggioli, S. and Ramos, S. and Guedes, J. and Duarte, D. and Santos Batista, J.",
	title = "An activity-oriented approach towards Portuguese labour inspectors: reconciling compliance, action and innovation",
	year = "2024"
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - An activity-oriented approach towards Portuguese labour inspectors: reconciling compliance, action and innovation
T2  - Congress of the Swiss Sociological Association
AU  - Cunha, L.
AU  - Maggioli, S.
AU  - Ramos, S.
AU  - Guedes, J.
AU  - Duarte, D.
AU  - Santos Batista, J.
PY  - 2024
CY  - Basel
AB  - Studies conducted in EU countries have found how inspection and enforcement have
a positive impact on OH S compliance and outcomes ( EU OSHA, 2023 20231 However, not much focus
has been placed on the i) differen t types of approaches and their impacts; ii) obstacles and
opportunities faced by labour inspectors considering the specificities of both their activity and
the territory in which they act; or iii) macro challenges which emerge for these professionals ’
practices stemming from demographic and technological transformations For these reasons,
u nder the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work ’s (EU OSHA) Call Report on the role
of the labour inspectorate and prevention services in supporting OSH compliance in Portugal ””,
we are currently conducting research which combines top down (literature and policy analysis)
and bottom up (participatory and extended case method) approaches to study the traditional
and innovative inspection activities carried out by labour inspection
While
interviews and focus groups with labour inspectors are still ongoing , the results will allow
us t o identify the actors/institutions with which labour inspectors interact ; their perspectives
regarding the fragilities and potentialities of the current Portuguese OHS strategy; innovative
approaches and/or approach shifts considering technological changes and
obstacles opportunities for implementing EU and government recommended practices .
Furthermore, this study will also explore how the territorial dimension impacts these results ,
considering there are more reactive inspections taking place in the northeast when compared to
the southeast of the country.
In short, despite EU
level frameworks, there is limited empirical evidence of what works in
practice considering the specificities of labour inspectors’ activity. Insights on these matters are
crucial so monitoring and enforcement measures result in sustainable compliance , while also
reducing the proportion of reactive inspections.
ER  -