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Design and Implementation of Labour Force and Informal Sector Surveys : the case of Madagascar

This article discusses the design, implementation, and limitations of Labour Force and Informal Sector Surveys in Madagascar. It provides an overview of the different surveys conducted, their objectives, sampling methods, questionnaires, and coverage. The article also highlights the accomplishments and limitations of these surveys and presents perspectives for improving the national labour force statistics.

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Design and Implementation of Labour Force and Informal Sector Surveys : the case of Madagascar

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  1. Design and Implementation of Labour Force and Informal Sector Surveys : the case of Madagascar Patrick Léon Randriankolona Madagascar

  2. Outline • About LFS in Madagascar • Employment Survey : design – implementation - limits • Informal Sector Survey : design – implementation - limits • Perspectives

  3. About LFS in Madagascar • Two kinds of survey for main statistics informations on labour market : Household survey (EPM) and employment survey (EE) • One survey on the informal sector : Informal sector survey (ESI) • EPM, biannual, since 1993 • EE, annual, since 1995

  4. About LFS in Madagascar • ESI , annual, since 1995

  5. Employment survey : EPM • Survey design : Objectives – Sampling – Questionnaire • EPM, objectives : all informations about living conditions and poverty with gender focus of households including employment but focus is not on labour force nor on informal sector • EPM, questionnaire : employment is a section of EPM questionnaire,

  6. Employment survey : EPM • EPM, questionnaire : existing norms (SNA for delimitation of activity, ILO concepts for delimitation of employment and unemployment) are respected about concepts and definitions used in labour force data collection but without insistence as required on arranging questions at the questionnaire • EPM, sampling : two stage approach

  7. Employment survey : EPM • EPM, sampling : focus is also on household and individual – first stage ; selection of small areas called ZD “zone de dénombrement” (area for enumeration corresponding to the minimum level of geographical administrative circumscription and grouped into some strata)

  8. Employment survey : EPM • EPM, sampling : at the second stage ; after enumerating process, household are selected – for individuals, all individuals in each household are interviewed – for the employment section all individuals over than 6 age old are interviewed

  9. Employment survey : EPM • EPM, implementation : coverage at national level and representative at regional level – classical steps of survey implementation • EPM, accomplishments : 7 series of EPM : 93, 97, 99, 01, 02, 04, 05

  10. Employment survey : EPM • EPM, limits : focus is not on labour force nor on informal sector– very expensive and depends on external financial ; last edition in 2005

  11. Employment survey : EE • EE, objectives : all informations needed to follow labour market evolution – focus on labour force especially on informal sector - focus on gender - identifying informal production unit • EE, questionnaire : two questionnaires ; household questionnaire and individual questionnaire for employment

  12. Employment survey : EE • EE, sampling : the same as EPM sampling methodology • EE, concepts and definitions used : • Activity : SNA 93 economic activity for both market and non market activity • However some non economic activity informations are collected : housing

  13. Employment survey : EE • Employment : are actives all persons who participate to an economic activity as main activity or secondary activity at least 1 h during the reference week • Additional question is used to capture seasonal worker – part time worker – etc

  14. Employment survey : EE • Informal sector : all production unit which doesn’t have statistical identification number or doesn’t have official valid bookkeeping • Employment in informal sector : all persons employed at least at an informal sector unit (main or secondary job)

  15. Employment survey : EE • EE, accomplishment : 10 series of EE survey, annual from 1995 to 2002, one edition in 2004 and in 2006 • EE, limits : Antananarivo (the capital) and its surrounding only as coverage – focus is only on informal sector , informal employment not highlighted – depending on external finance

  16. Informal sector survey : ESI • ESI is establishment-based survey of informal production unit identified during EE survey – It’s a supply side survey – so mixed household & enterprise independent surveys are conducted to collect all informations on informal sector (1-2-3 survey) • ESI is annual from 1995 to 2001 and one version in 2004

  17. Informal sector survey : ESI • Limits : coverage at the capital and its surrounding only, depending on external financing , last version in 2004

  18. Perspectives : • About the NSDS ( national strategy of development of statistic) • Make all possible data sources coherent and especially develop administrative sources at national level and regional level • Labour force statistic will be improved and data gaps reduced

  19. Thank you

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