Regional Governance of Labour Inspection: Lessons from Banten Province

Abstract

Introduction: Labor inspection has become one of the essential studies since the emergence of labor issues as a part of the public interest. Protection, guarantees and compliance with la-bor norms are the focus of realizing good labor conditions. The governance of labor inspection also functions as a mechanism for law enforcement, protection and guarantees for fulfilling labour norms. Labor inspection is carried out as internal control in the workplace and external control as a public function of the central and regional governments.   Theoretical Reference Framework: According to management perspective, the control func-tion within the organization has two main points: system/process and strategic human re-sources (Efendi & Poernomo, 2019). This concept includes three things: setting standards, comparing activities carried out based on the standards, and improvement.   Method: This study using qualitative research method by presenting naturalistic empirical da-ta.   Results: This study provides important lessons that leadership is the key and balance control-ler in unifying different interests in the governance system for implementing labor inspection at the regional level. Also, values mutually agreed upon by stakeholders, including the regional government, employers, and worker/trade unions, must be continuously institutionalized. It includes the dynamics of deliberation among stakeholders, division of responsibilities, re-source capacity, knowledge and experience between the actors involved, and adaptation to possible uncertainties and risks.   Discussion and Conclusions: Lessons learned from the study on implementing labour inspec-tion in Banten Province show the complexity of governance on various sides. Low institution-al linkages and planning between the local and central government and inadequate law en-forcement lead to weak inspection accountability and less transparent inspection implementa-tion.