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Capacity Building for Labour Statistics. ILO-PARIS21 Seminar Geneva 3 December 2003. Presentation . Reported problems Reflections. Reported problems . Bolivia: Discontinuity in management in the Ministry of Labour Little awareness of need of high quality labour statistics
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Capacity Building for Labour Statistics ILO-PARIS21 Seminar Geneva 3 December 2003
Presentation • Reported problems • Reflections
Reported problems Bolivia: • Discontinuity in management in the Ministry of Labour • Little awareness of need of high quality labour statistics • Budget cut leading to unability to collect data
Reported problems • Mali • Lack of trained staff • Lack of technical expertise • Outdated computer systems
Reported problems • Thailand • Statistics is manifold but few is of high quality • Lack of coordinated plan for labour market data
Problems in brief • Lack of trained staff • Lack of financial resorces • Insufficient infrastructure • Legislation • Organisation • Responsibilities
Reflections • Important to: • Identify stakeholders/potential partners • Build an infrastructure • Find trained staff/arrange staff training • Establish user dialogues
Reflections • Income distribution • Finding: There correlation between economic growth and reduction of poverty • Thus: Important to study factors fostering growth
Reflections • Income distribution • Researchers warn for ”elite separation” • Thus: Important to study also the very highest income levels
Reflections • Demand for labour • Simple survey: Labour Market Tendency Survey • Gives quick information on employers´ demand for educated labour
Reflections • Statistical quality • Customer/user satisfaction can be measured by means of survey on quality/service • Customer satisfaction index • Study on public confidence