Nikolai Rogovsky Senior Specialist Policy Integration Department ILO Tripartite Meeting of Experts on the Measurement of Decent Work Sept 2008 Global methodology for the measurement of decent work ID: 257122
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ILO Decent Work indicators: background, methodology and results
Nikolai
Rogovsky
, Senior Specialist, Policy Integration Department, ILOSlide2
Tripartite Meeting of Experts on the Measurement of Decent Work (Sept. 2008)Global methodology for the measurement of decent workDecent Work Indicators (DWIs) are both Statistical (SIs) and Legal Framework (LFIs) indicatorsProfiles as documents that contain DWIsSlide3
Principles and framework for measuring Decent Work defined by the GB in Nov. 2009 Purpose of the measurement framework (and, in particular, of the profiles): to assist constituents to assess progress towards DW &
to offer comparable information for analysis and policy
development.
NO
ranking of countries &
NO
composite index.
Needs to cover all the dimensions of Decent WorkSlide4
Also: approved list of substantive elements of the DW framework (“thematic areas”) and list of DWIs : structure of the profiles (chapters)Economic and social context for decent work
Employment opportunities
Adequate earnings and productive work
Decent hours
Combining work, family and personal life
Work that should be abolished
Stability and security of work
Equal opportunity and treatment in employment
Safe work environment
Social security
Social dialogue, workers’ and employers’ representationSlide5
In each chapter:Statistical indicators (SIs)Legal Framework indicators (LFIs)Narrative aimed at explaining the trends and at describing links between SIs and LFIs Slide6
Different types of statistical indicatorsA layered approach to indicators:Main indicators (M): Core set of indicators to monitor progress towards decent work (18).
Additional indicators
(A): To be used where appropriate, and where data are available (25).
Context indicators
(C): Provide information on the economic and social context for decent work (11).
(ONLY FOR CHAPTER 1)
Future indicators
(F): Currently not feasible due to conceptual or data availability issues, but to be included in the future (12).
Information included under
legal framework
(L) (21).
Disaggregation by sex
is encouraged where possible and appropriate.
Countries are encouraged to select from the total list of indicators and add additional indicators to reflect national circumstances.Slide7
18 Main Statistical DWIs 1 – Employment-to-population ratio
2 – Unemployment rate
3 – Youth not in education and not in employment
4 – Informal employment
5 – Working poverty rate
6 – Low pay rate (below 2/3 of average hourly earnings)
7 – Excessive hours (more than 48 hours per week)
8 – Incidence of children in child labour
9 – Precarious employment rate
10 – Occupational segregation by sex
11 – Female share of employment in ISCO-08 sub-major groups 11,12 and 13
12 – Occupational injury rate, fatal
13 – Share of population above a specified age benefiting from a pension
14 – Public social security expenditure (% of GDP)
15 – Union density rate
16 – Enterprises belonging to employer organization [rate]
17 – Collective bargaining coverage rate
18 – Indicator for Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (Freedom of
Association and Collective Bargaining) to be developed by the OfficeSlide8
Legal Framework Indicators (LFIs)LFIs give descriptive information on 21 pre-determined topics relevantto DW. Structure of LFIs:
Law, policy or institutions
:
Content of laws, policies and institutions related to the
subject-matter & description of the groups of persons that these apply to.
Qualifying Conditions
:
When relevant, criteria for eligibility for a given benefit.
Financing:
When relevant, e.g. who contributes how much?
Evidence of implementation effectiveness:
Comments of ILO supervisory bodies
related to implementation.
Coverage of workers in law:
If available, a broad estimate in percentage of the
workforce covered by the law is indicated.
Coverage of workers in practice:
If available, a broad estimate in percentage of
workers covered in practice is indicated.
Ratification of ILO Conventions:
Title of relevant ILO convention(s) and date of
ratification, if ratified.Slide9
Example: “Employment Opportunities” area includesType of indicator
Example
Main Statistical indicators
Unemployment rate, etc.
Additional
indicators
Employment by status of employment, etc.
Future indicator
Labour underutilization
Legal indicators
Unemployment insurance, etc.
Content indicators
See
Ch. 1Slide10
What is a Decent Work Country Profile?
The Profiles are brief assessment reports on national progress towards DW over the last decade:
Compile all available data on statistical and legal framework indicators usually based on a national list of DWIs
Analyze gaps and trends within the socioeconomic context and the national labour and social policies
DWIs and the Profiles inform the design of national policies and
programmes by
providing baseline information
DWIs and the Profiles can also be used as monitoring tools of national policies and programmes by assessing progress to selected targets
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How are the Profiles developed: stepsAgreement with the national constituents (we are always trying to link with DWC Programmes)Initial mission (list of DWIs, data availability, political agreement, workplan)Draft profile – comments from INTEGRATION, ILO field offices
Tripartite Validation workshop
Final ILO comments
PublicationSlide12
The characteristics of DWC profilesObjective (informing social dialogue)Factual (only data that we trust)Non-judgemental (not taking sides, same data – different interpretations)Holistic (all thematic areas and, if possible, all Main SIs and LFIs)
Combines LFI and SI
Continuous process, should be linked with DWC Programme cycleSlide13
Geographical scopeDone: Ukraine, Tanzania (mainland), Austria, Brazil, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, South AfricaFinal draft: Armenia, Zambia, Cameroun, Cambodia, Validated drafts: PhilippinesAdvanced drafts: Niger, Brazil -2 (national + States)Under preparation: Bangladesh, Peru, Senegal
Tentatively planned : Namibia, Moldova, Mauritius, JordanSlide14
EC/ILO-MAP project “Monitoring and Assessing Progress on DW “ (2009-13)Objectives: ILO framework on the measurement of DW (TME, 2008) applied at national level, according to national priorities and policies (9 pilot-countries); global methodology developed for measuring & monitoring DW.Meeting on Measuring and Monitoring DW (27-29 June): lessons learnt from the MAP project: main achievements, main challenges, ILO tools and manuals prepared under MAP (10 countries represented, Geneva missions, UN agencies, EU agencies).Slide15
EC/ILO-MAP project “Monitoring and Assessing Progress on DW “ (2009-13)Profiles: a key instrument for designing/monitoring DWCP; priority topics and baseline indicators are identified for the DWCP monitoring.
Profiles:
advocacy tools
to be used by constituents to
mainstream priority DW issues into NDF
and to identify key performance indicators for the NDF monitoring framework (NSO/Ministry Planning-Finance):
- where are we starting :
baseline indicators
- where are we going :
target indicatorsSlide16
EC/ILO-MAP project “Monitoring and Assessing Progress on DW “ (2009-13) Guidelines/tools prepared under MAP (manual for a global methodology):Manual on definitions/concepts of DWIs (with STAT)
Toolkit on LFS questionnaire (with STAT)
Training manual on data processing/tabulation
Guidelines on data interpretation (LFS+SI) for the preparation of the Profiles
Guidelines in integrating DWIs and Profiles into DWCP.Slide17
Information and
Knowledge
Management (IKM)
Implementation
Structure
GATEWAY
Task
Force
(3)
Leader
Coordinator
COUNTRY BASED POLICY ANALYSIS
Task
Force
(
2
)
Leader
Coordinator
WG
Statistical
Databases
WG
Legal
Databases
WG
Policy
Databases
WG
IT
Decent
Work
Teams
Supported
by HQ
techinical
staff
Country
1
Country
2
Country
3
GATEWAY
Integrated Country Analysis Methodology
Products
SMT
Reporting
GLOBAL RESEARCH and PUBLICATIONS
Task
Force
(1)
Leader
Coordinator
Research and Publications Strategy
Managerial
Structure
Composition
will
be determined after a review of the Research and Publications CommitteeTechnical sectors reps, Regional reps, IT, PROGRAM, INTEGRATION, STATISTICS, IILS, INFORMTechinical sector reps; Regional reps; INTEGRATION; STATISTICS; IILS
JOINT CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES
Steering
Committee on Information and Knowledge ManagementChair: PROG, Members: EDs, RD rotating, INST, INT, STAT, 3 Task Force LeadersSlide18
Issues to be addressedSTAT and NORMES databases – very useful, but not always sufficient for the Profiles- need to find better links (Gateway?) Choice of Lead Consultant (National or international?)Language issuesTime and resources needed -> e-profilesOwnership of the Profiles?