Labour force controls

Section 4 applies to persons in charge of premises where people work and who are not their employees. They must ensure that the premises, any plant (including the fixed electrical installation) and the means of ingress and egress are safely maintained. An obvious example of the application of this duty is a construction site where the main contractor is the person in charge and in control of the site and who is responsible, therefore, for ensuring that the site is safe for the subcontractors labour forces. 

Out-sourcing, sub-contracting and self-insurance among large corporations in Australia has increased, and as growing proportions of the labour force are self-employed, in small business or have been forced into informal or temporary employment, the compliance control arm of government has been left with inadequate tools to do the Job effectively. 

Another important step is getting familiar with the status quo within the organization itself. The analysis could make use of labour force profile analysis, the Work Ability Index (WAI) as elaborated by Prof. Ilmarinen and successfully used in Europe and other countries, key performance indicators (KPIs) focusing on an older labour force, and a Working Conditions and Control Questionnaire (WOCCQ) designed to assess employee stress levels. 

Trafficking in persons shall mean the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of finud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerabilily or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs. 

Human rights Prohibit forced labour Prohibit inhumane treatment and infringements of human rights Prohibit child labour Prohibit discrimination Pay appropriate wages Control working hours Respect the right to freedom of association... 

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