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The event organised by the State Labour Inspectorate in collaboration with the European Commission will consist of a discussion on the work methods practiced by different work environment supervisory and control authorities aimed at the creation and maintenance of a safe and healthy working environment. The participants will analyse national labour inspectorates' possibilities of providing counselling to employers and employees and, if necessary, enforce most suitable coercive measures to achieve compliance with the applicable statutory labour protection requirements.
The Senior Labour Inspectors Committee was set up by the European Commission's decision for the purpose of identifying, analysing and solving practical issues which are related to the implementation of legislative requirements dealing with occupational health and safety at work. The thematic day is a regular event of the SLIC meeting, during which the labour inspectors commonly discuss some topical sectoral issue selected by the country holding the presidency and approved by the European Commission.
The event will bring together senior labour inspectors from the EU and EEA Member States, representatives from the EC Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work and other international organisations.
The meeting is organised within the framework of the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and is co-financed by the European Commission (EaSi-PROGRESS Programme 2015). The SLIC meeting will take place in Riga at the National Library of Latvia.
