Number of territorial labor inspectorates to be reduced from 35 to 10

The Labor Inspection (LI) will have only 10 territorial inspectorates, existing 35 that operated to date, and each inspectorate will be responsible for 4 districts. This fact is stipulated by a Government decision that envisages the structural reorganization of the Labor Inspection, a decision that came into force on November 1, 2006. The LI head Dumitru Stavila told Tuesday November 14 a briefing organized at the Ministry of Economy and Commerce that the staff of the 28 units of the central apparatus will be halved, while the territorial personnel - from 93 to 81 units. The LI reorganization will be performed in accordance with the provisions of the International Labor Organization that stipulate a labor inspector should supervise 20-40 thousand employees. The reorganization of the Labor Inspection will diminish the annual expenses 5-fold. Part of the money intended for this year will be used for purchasing computers, a fact that allows the inspection system to operate quicker. Since the beginning of the year, LI received over 1500 petitions from employees, about 90% of which have been confirmed. The petitions often claim that the salaries are not paid on time or lowered, and the work contracts are not legal.