"This article seeks to outline trends in labor inspection systems that monitor labor law violations, mainly focusing on the European Union (EU) nations. The International Labour Organization (ILO) has stated that in developed countries, it is desirable to have at least one inspector for every 10,000 workers, a standard that is generally met in the developed countries of the EU. However, there are differences among nations in terms of whether they have a single, unified labor inspection system overseeing all fields of industry, or separate systems for individual fields. There are also broad variations among nations as to the degree of authority held by labor inspectors. Meanwhile, the method of determining which work sites to inspect has emerged as another important issue. Under these circumstances, countries are engaged in ongoing explorations of various means of boosting the effectiveness of inspection systems, such as strengthening of international cooperation and utilization of the Internet. Moving forward, there is a need to amass further research findings with the goal of building more effective labor inspection systems."

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