PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR A ALL Establishing LM IS in the OECS Regi Regi on on The I The I e Interna e Interna ternational La ternational La ional Labour Or ional Labour Or bour Organiza bour Organiza nization nization tion tion IL ILO Decen O Decent W t Work T Team and Of and Office f ce for the Carib r the Caribbea ean Po Port o of S Spain, T ain, Trinidad and T inidad and Toba bago go www.ilocarib.org.t
PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR A ALL Wh t Wh What Wh t t we we will di ill discuss ill ill di di scuss • Th The L LMIS S Strategy gy gy gy • Challeng Challenges es • The St V e St Vincent Pilot … ncent Pilot … were e ar are w e we • Ada • Ada Adapting to Adapting to pting to … OECS pting to OECS OECS … wid OECS wid wid wid der Carib der Caribbean der Carib der Caribbean ean ean • Basic r Basic requir quirements f ements for r r roll ll ing out the sy ing out the system stem
PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR A ALL The LMIS Strate The LMIS Strate egy egy • Wha What do w do want to nt to e est stablish lish • Th Th i Th The i imp i mpli licit V li it Vi it Visio Vi i n f f f for or th t th D the D D L DoL
PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR A ALL What is La Wha is Labour Mar bour Market In et Inf forma ormation tion � Def � Def Definiti Definiti nition of nition of on of LMI on of LMI LMI LMI � Two methods and o methods and levels of LMI LMI � The OECS LMIS e OECS LMIS � Th The componen Th Th components t t
PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR A ALL What is La Wha is Labour Mar bour Market In et Inf forma ormation (LMI) tion (LMI) • Two le o levels (quantita ls (quantitativ tive L LM MI) I) • Aggregate LMI (statistics) a analysis, policy design and monitoring g • Individual LMI or informatio on on specific individual labour market actors that employe ers, job seekers, workers and other actors need to make decisio ons (for action) ( ) • Qualita Qualitativ ive LMI e LMI • Laws and regulations • Traditions Traditions • Attitudes • Perceptions • (Labour market) Analysis (Labour market) Analysis • Employment and labour policies
PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR A ALL What did we set out to do � Establish/enhance a s system of data sources, (statistical) infra-struc (statistical) infra struc cture, networked cture, networked institutions and an (in nternet based) dissemination facility � Sound point of departur re in less developed statistical and (labour) administrat tive systems � Highlights the role of/ne � Highlights the role of/ne ed for an institutional ed for an institutional framework � An LMIS as (internet ba ased) dissemination system is not appropriate in the e OECS context
PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR A ALL The compon nents � Enhanced labour administ E h d l b d i i t t trative data sets: ti d t t � Within the DoL: Standardise & & computerise the DoL Labour Administrative Records (LAR) …. Procedures � Outside of the DoL support/as ssist with the same � Institutionalise a minimal n national survey programme: � LFS (at least annual) LFS ( t l t l) � Enterprise based survey � Develop an internet based p d dissemination system: y � Static website � Dynamic website
PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR A ALL A vision for the DoL • It is not only about St It i t l b t St t ti ti tatistics • How we administrate • Institutionalise the labou Institutionalise the labou ur administration ur administration • Keep records • Do more and better …. En nhance skill level • Infrastructure and HR R to “get into” employment and labo our market policies • Labour Market Analysis • Policy evaluation • Policy platform Policy platform
PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR A ALL Challen Challen Challen Challen nges nges nges nges
PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR A ALL DoL related Chall enges � Expanding the scope of th he DoL to include Employment and Labour Market policies � Size and scope of the DoL L � Expanding the scope of the Do L to include Employment and L b Labour Market policies M k t li i � Staff: Limited numbers, focus o on IR and need for specialists in non-IR areas � Limited computerisation � Staff Motivation
PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR A ALL Other challenges (contin nued) � “Fractured” Labour Adminis “F d” L b Ad i i strative system: i � Labour Administration functions org ganised outside of the DoL � Limited operational collaboration � Little or no policy/programme coord dination or pooling of information � No institutionalised sharing of inform mation/statistics …. No � Developing a strong partners p g g p ship with: p � The NIS � Employers’ database � OSH: fieldwork, reporting proce OSH fi ld k ti edures and data maintenance/sharing d d d t i t / h i � The CSO on board � Coordinating with the CSO � A National Survey Programme
PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR A ALL Other challenges (co ontinued) � Inter-agency collaboration n � Lessons learned from Assista Lessons learned from Assista ance Programme’s ance Programme s � Role of the DoL � Interagency collaboration g y � Analysis and inclusion in Key N National (policy reports)
PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR A ALL St Vincent Pilot … … were are we
PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR A ALL Where are we no ow � Two Components: � Two Components: Two Components: Two Components: � DoL computerised labour ad DoL computerised labour ad ministration System Version ministration System Version 1.0 1.0 ….. Labour Administration us sing standardised records (following ILO/UN guidelines) that are computerised � Internet based Internet based “one window” ” LMI dissemination system: LMI dissemination system: � i) i) www dol gov vc a static i) i) www.dol.gov.vc a static a static websi a static websi websi websi ite with LMI for policies and ite with LMI for policies and ite with LMI ite with LMI for policies and for policies and “individual “individual action” action” � ii) ii) www.carilabourstat.org a dyna a dynam mic website with ic website with aggregate LMI aggregate LMI (statistics) (statistics) (statistics) (statistics) � LFS …. Piloted in Grenada LFS …. Piloted in Grenada … …. OECS wide from 2012 . OECS wide from 2012 � Work in progress Work in progress …a living s ystem …. Gets better while it is being used
PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR A ALL Current forms in the e System Form 1 KILM Form 4 Training programmes Form 5 DoL promotion, services, training g delivery Form 8 Registration of Industrial action Form 11 Dispute settlement Report Form 12 Complaint settlement report p p Form 14 Labour Inspection Field Visit R eport Form 18 Redundancy registration Form 22 Oversees Migrant assistance re Form 22 Oversees Migrant assistance re equest equest Form 24 Job seekers registration Form 25 Vacancy registration Form 25b Media based Vacancy Regist Form 25b Media based Vacancy Regist tration module tration module Form 25c Limited Job Vacancy Survey m module
PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR A ALL Output from the e System (Overview) Number or Category Category output tables output tables Employment 20 Wages Wages 3 OSH/Labour Inspection n 4 Industrial Relations 8 Total 35 35
PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR A ALL Adapting to Adapting to … OECS OECS … wider wider Carib bbean
PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR A ALL Minimum Re equirements � Organisational � Organisational � Project organisation to establish t the system � Map the Labour Administration, c classifying units/institutions as: a)DoL and its sub units b) Non DoL unit and its sub-units b) Non-DoL unit s � Establish Labour Administrative R Records Unit (LAR-Unit) � System Administration: Solving m minor system problems (i.e. sudden shot down of the system and related p down of the system and related p problems; Validation and integrity of data problems; Validation and integrity of data sets; Security and system/data ba ack-ups; Enforce network policies � Manage the LAR’s: Establish/ma intain LAR (validation and integrity od data sets); Run output; Maintain the w web sites (dynamic and static); Provide training/help to technical staff training/help to technical staff � Human resources � Project Manager � System Administrator/Statistician
PROMOTING DECENT WORK FOR A ALL Maintenance … loca al and regional system Locally Locally Regionally Regionally • Hardware Hardware – Currently: Low cost option – SVG-DOL Server – SVG-DOL Server – Mid-term: Regional Server Mid R i l S – PCs for the technical staff – PDAs for field work Software • Software – Open software: Microsoft SQL Server – Open software 2008 Express Edition 2008 Express Edition – Dynamic website: trouble shooting, Dynamic website: trouble shooting response to new needs – Country specific needs – ILO to plan/coordinate system update – Static website locally managed – Dynamic website: normal updates local D i b it l d t l l responsibility … request “new” items
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