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Producing migration data using household surveys Experience of the Republic of Moldova

Producing migration data using household surveys Experience of the Republic of Moldova. UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012. Household migration surveys. Labour force survey (LFS) – quarterly continuously survey

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Producing migration data using household surveys Experience of the Republic of Moldova

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  1. Producing migration data using household surveys Experience of the Republic of Moldova UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  2. Household migration surveys • Labour force survey (LFS) – quarterly continuously survey • Labour force migration - ad hoc module to LFS, 2008 • Labour force migration - ad hoc module to LFS, 2012 UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  3. Sample The sample size is of 12000 households per quarter Population Resident population of the country living in private households (at domestic addresses) Persons aged 15 years and above Survey tools: Dwelling Questionnaire Individual Questionnaire for persons aged 15 years + Labour force survey (1) UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  4. Dwelling Questionnaire All members of the selected households are being registered in dwelling questionnaire, including those who are absent at the moment of interview for a long period of time (more than 1 year), if they keep family relations with the household they are a part of it Labour force survey (2) UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  5. Dwelling Questionnaire – Collected information (Question no.1) a) Participation (of the households) in the survey: accepts the interview existing household, impossible to be contacted contacted household refusing to be interviewed long term absent household household left abroad Labour force survey (3) UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  6. Dwelling Questionnaire – collected information (Question no.2) b) Presence of the household’s members at the moment of interview: 1. present 2. temporary absent, gone to another locality within the country temporary absent, left abroad for less than 1 year (1): 3. for studies 4. for work 5. looking for a job 6. other reasons temporary absent, left abroad for 1 year and more (1): 7. for studies 8. for work 9. looking for a job 10. other reasons (1) Information is provided by the other members of the households who are present in the households Labour force survey (4) UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  7. Definition of labour migration in the frame of LFS: Number of persons who are declared by the households as “being abroad for work or looking for a job”. This information presents the situation at the moment of interview. Information is disaggregated by: sex, areas, age groups, level of the education, citizenship, marital status, relationship with the head of the household, country of destination and duration of the absence (less than 1 year, more than 1 year). Labour force survey (5) UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  8. Technical assistance Project “Elimination of human trafficking from Moldova and Ukraine through labour market based measures”, implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO Statistical Office and the SAP-FL - Special Plan of Actions for Combating Forced Labour) jointly with the International Centre for Migration Policy Development and in partnership with the Ministry of Economy and Trade of the republic of Moldova Labour force migration, 2nd quarter 2008 (1)(ad-hoc module to LFS) UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  9. Labour force migration, 2008 (2) The purpose of the module was to obtain additional characteristics concerning the persons who left abroad for work or in search of work, such as: reason for leaving, channels for labour migration, migration costs, ways to look for a job and working conditions, residence status in the destination country, occupation, status in employment and industry of the job abroad, working relations, social protection, problems faced, assistance sought, remittances etc. UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  10. Sample The sample size was of about 13700 households The survey sample comprised: - the basic LFS sample for the 2nd quarter of 2008, and - the sub-sample of households that in 2007 had at least one member abroad working or looking for work. In total, 12,430 households took part in the survey. Data from 5,730 persons who “at the moment of the interview or during the last 12 months prior to the interview, were abroad, for work or looking for job” were collected. Labour force migration, 2008 (3) UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  11. Labour force migration, 2008 (4) Population Resident population of the country living in private households (at domestic addresses) Persons aged 15 years and over Survey tools: Dwelling Questionnaire Individual Questionnaires for persons aged 15 years + UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  12. Labour force migration, 2008 (5) Individual Questionnaires: Questionnaire for “absent migrants” (LFM-A) – persons who were absent in the household at the moment of the interview, and the reason of absence being “working or looking for a job abroad”. Questionnaire for “returned migrants” (LFM-C) – persons who at the moment of the interview were in the household and who stated that during the last 12 months prior to the they worked or looking for a job abroad. UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  13. Labour force migration, 2008 (6) Definition of labour migration in the frame of LFM Survey: “Migrants”, according to the survey methodology, are considered all persons who at the moment of the interview are abroad, working or looking for a job, or worked or looked for a job during the last 12 months prior to the interview. UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  14. Labour force migration, 4th quarter 2012 (1) (ad-hoc module to LFS) Technical assistance ILO Project “Effective Governance of Labour Migration and its Skills Dimensions” ILO Department of Statistics UN Joint Project “Strengthening the national statistical system of the Republic of Moldova” UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  15. Labour force migration 2012 (2) The main goal of the module is to provide information on labour migration and its skills dimension (some aspects). The purposes are: Providing information on the skills composition (linked to related characteristics) of migration flow for analysing and evaluation of its (migration) impact on potential of country skills and competences; Using the data collected for the design of legal labour migration schemes (to build result-based monitoring and evaluation systems). UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  16. Labour force migration 2012 (3) Sample:The sample size is of 12000 households per quarter (LFS sample) Population Resident population of the country living in private households (at domestic addresses) The target population: all members of households aged 15 - 64 years, including a) current and returned migrants, as well b) potential migrants. Different questionnaires are applied for these three categories. Survey tools: Individual Questionnaires for persons aged 15 – 64 years UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  17. Labour force migration 2012 (4) Individual Questionnaires: Questionnaire for “absent migrants” (LFM-A) – persons who are absent in the household at the moment of the interview, the reason of absence being “staying abroad” including “work or looking for a job” Questionnaire for “returned migrants” (LFM-C) – persons who are in the household at the moment of the interview and who have been abroad during the last 24 months prior to the interview, working or looking for a job Questionnaire for “potential migrants” (LFM-B) UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  18. Labour force migration 2012 (5) Definition of labour migration in the frame of LFM Survey: “Migrants”, according to the survey methodology, are considered all persons who are abroad, working or looking for a job, at the moment of the interview or those were abroad during the last 24 months prior to the interview. UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  19. Labour force migration 2012 (6) The questions in the questionnaires are arranged into four sections, with indications of the target population: A. Characteristics before the current/last trip abroad B. Characteristics during the current/last trip abroad C. Characteristics after return to Moldova D. Intention to migrate UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  20. Labour force migration 2012 (7) Characteristics before the current/last trip abroad (items) destination country, duration of staying in that country, reasons for trip, educational attainment, field of study, other training before last trip, type of training attended, language proficiency, main activity prior to departure, activity status before current/last trip, job search before current/last trip, duration of job search, occupation of last job, industry of last job, status in employment in last job, reasons for stopping last job, reason to look for work/work abroad, intended industry of work abroad UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  21. Labour force migration 2012 (8) Characteristics during the current/last trip abroad education and training during current/last trip, kind of education / training, field of study, equivalency of studies sought/received, duration of job search abroad, usual working hours per week, occupation, industry, status in employment, type of labour relations, social protection, wishing recognizing the qualifications, volume of monthly remittances, their main using, including investment in education and training, average monthly earnings, legal status in destination country UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  22. Labour force migration 2012 (9) Characteristics after return to Moldova main reason of returning to Moldova D. Intention to migrate intention to migrate, intended place of destination, intended purpose of trip, intention to work, intended duration of trip, concrete plans to undertake travel abroad, networks abroad, training in the last 12 months, type of training attend, field (subject) of study, some general information regarding respondents knowledge about legal ways to migrate for work UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  23. Labour force migration 2012 (10) Skills dimension To estimate the „skills dimension” of migration the European Classification of Fields of Education and Training, described in the “Fields of Education and Training Manual” (Eurostat, December 1999) is used. UNECE Work Session on Migration Statistics, Geneva, 17-19 October 2012

  24. Thank you for your attention! Elena VATCARAU Labour Market Statistics Division National Bureau of Statistics Republic of Moldova elena.vatcarau@statistica.md

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