The training participants pose for a group photo after being awarded certificates of completion.
This was the third and last of the series of such trainings, meaning that almost all Labour Inspectors in Malawi have now undergone the capacity building training on integrated labour inspections. This is very important as it aligns with ILO’s drive to promote integrated labour inspections, and Zantchito has helped in this regard. The training took place at BICC in Lilongwe starting from the 5th to the 9th of February.
The training targeted labour inspectors from various districts in the central region and was conducted under the theme “promoting effective integrated labour inspection for the attainment of decent jobs”.
The Minister of Labour Hon. Agness NyaLonje graced the occasion by officially opening the training on Monday. In her speech, she urged labour inspectors to quickly modernize labour inspections in line with changing circumstances, “for example, by adopting the integrated labour inspection approach which is more cost-effective,” Said NyaLonje.
The Minister of Labour Hon. Agness NyaLonje delivering her opening remarks.
“The approach involves combining general labour inspection and occupational safety and health inspection as one package, thereby ‘killing two birds with one stone’”, she added.
She also expressed her gratitude to the EU for the technical and financial support rendered towards the training through GOPA Worldwide Consultants which is implementing the Decent Jobs aspect of the Zantchito Skills for Jobs Programme.
This programme brings the total number of labour inspectors that have undergone the training to 141. The first two trainings took place in Kasungu and Blantyre in September 2023 and they resulted in the capacitation of 36 and 42 labour inspectors drawn from districts in the Northern and Southern regions respectively.
The inspectors during a mockup inspection exercise that was conducted on the fourth day of their training
“When I reflect on the impact of the trainings conducted so far, I see a trail of commendable achievements as evidenced by the quality of labour inspections that are now being conducted by the trained inspectors. Surely there is a noticeable positive transformation in our approach to labour inspections,” Said Johanes Mandowa, the Zantchito OSH expert.
